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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 1987 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N23303 |
| MSN: | 15068861 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Siloam Springs, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tulsa, OK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ON DOWNWIND, THE PILOT THOUGHT HE WAS PULLING ON THE CARBURETOR HEAT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY POWER ON FINAL AND FOUND THE ENGINE WAS WINDMILLING. THE PILOT FOUND HE HAD PULLED THE MIXTURE INSTEAD OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, OFF AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES, THE TERRAIN, AND NOSED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC88LA030
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 January 1999 | N23303 | Private | 0 | Conway, AR | |
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| 26-Mar-2024 09:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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