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Cessna 150M N9258U

15 November 1989 · Norman, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 November 1989 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N9258U was involved in an accident near Norman, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Norman, Oklahoma, United States
Coordinates
35.2495, -97.4609
Aircraft
Cessna 150M
Registration
N9258U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Tulsa
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW90LA027

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY BECAME LOST AND DISORIENTED AND DELAYED IN OBTAINING HELP FROM THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WHEN HE BECAME LOST. HE TRIED FOR SOME TIME TO RELOCATE HIMSELF, THEN CALLED A FSS FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FSS GUIDED HIM BACK TO THE DEPARTURE AREA. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND THE PLT LANDED ONE MILE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT IN AN OIL FIELD PIPE YARD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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