Cessna 150M N3966V
9 February 1992 · Covington, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 February 1992 at about 19:55 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N3966V, operated by Laverne Friesen, was involved in an accident near Covington, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Covington, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.2997, -97.5808
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M
- Registration
- N3966V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Laverne Friesen
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Enid → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW92FA067
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER OBJECT CLEARANCE. A FACTOR WAS HIS DECISION TO PERFORM THE LOW PASS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING A LOW LEVEL FLIGHT THE AIRPLANE WAS MANEUVERING IN AN ATTEMPT TO FLY OVER A FARMER ON HIS TRACTOR. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE 34 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND SEVERED A SIX FOOT SECTION OF THE WING. THE AIRPLANE WENT OUT OF CONTROL FOR 450 FEET BEFORE GROUND IMPACT. TWO CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD, AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND A RATED STUDENT PILOT, HAD BOTH GRADUATED FROM THE U.S.A.F. FLIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM WITHIN THE PAST 30 DAYS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1992 | Cessna 150M | Stuart, Florida, United States | Flight Training International | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1992 | Cessna 150 | San Jose, California, United States | Veda Corporation | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1992 | Cessna 150L | Put-In-Bay, Ohio, United States | David J. Black | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 May 1992 | Cessna 150F | Gold Beach, Oregon, United States | Crook, Franklin T. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1992 | Cessna 150H | Manistee, Michigan, United States | H. Paul Miller | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Nov 1992 | Cessna 150L | Elwood, Illinois, United States | Thomas F and Robert H Bentley | Fatal | 2 |
All 10,427 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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