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FTW85LA145

1985-03-09 · MIAMI, Oklahoma, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MIO

Current FAA registration · N495RA

Make / Model
CESSNA 150G
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A62423

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM SILOAM SPRINGS AR. TO MIAMI, ARK. AND RETURN. THE PILOT HAD LANDED AT MIAMI PREVIOUSLY. HE HAD STARTED HIS TAKEOFF RUN WHEN A WIND GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY WITH THE WHEELS PANTS NOSE GEAR BEING FULL OF MUD. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER INVERTED THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT STATED HE HAD CHECKED WEATHER FOR TRIP PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM SILOAM SPRINGS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_FTW85LA145.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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