FTW86FA026

1985-12-21 · SHAWNEE, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SNL

Aircraft involved

N4066U Cessna 150E Fatal

Factual narrative

THE UNLICENSED PLT WAS CONDUCTING AN UNAUTHORIZED FLT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PLT TOOK OFF FROM A SOD FLD ADJACENT TO A CLOSED RWY AT SHAWNEE, OK. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ACFT ASSUMED AN EXCESSIVELY NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE LEFT WING DROPPED FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE AT APRX 50 FT AGL. THE ACFT IMPACTED IN AN EXTREME NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE PLT, WHO WAS UNRESTRAINED, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PLT HAD RECEIVED THERAPY FOR MENTAL DISORDERS OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_FTW86FA026.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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