Aviation Accident Summary FTW88LA034

MANGUM, OK, USA

Aircraft #1

N3888V

CESSNA 150

Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. HE ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING AND INTENTIONALLY STALLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO SOME TREES TO CUSHION THE IMPACT, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE WAS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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