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Cessna 150E N4066U

21 December 1985 · Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 21 December 1985 at about 21:25 local time, a Cessna 150E registered N4066U was involved in an accident near Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Nearest airport
Shawnee Muni (SNL)
Coordinates
35.3305, -96.9107
Aircraft
Cessna 150E
Registration
N4066U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Shawnee → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW86FA026

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE UNLICENSED PLT WAS CONDUCTING AN UNAUTHORIZED FLT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PLT TOOK OFF FROM A SOD FLD ADJACENT TO A CLOSED RWY AT SHAWNEE, OK. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ACFT ASSUMED AN EXCESSIVELY NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE LEFT WING DROPPED FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE AT APRX 50 FT AGL. THE ACFT IMPACTED IN AN EXTREME NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE PLT, WHO WAS UNRESTRAINED, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PLT HAD RECEIVED THERAPY FOR MENTAL DISORDERS OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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