FTW87LA033

1986-12-20 · CRESSON, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 50F

Aircraft involved

N714KY Cessna 150M None

Factual narrative

AFTER ABOUT 45 MIN OF FLT TIME, THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) & STUDENT PLT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO PRACTICE TOUCH-&-GO LANDINGS. AS THEY WERE TAKING OFF FROM THE 1ST TOUCH-&-GO, THE ENG LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THEY MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN AREA NEAR THE RWY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR ENCOUNTERED SOFT/WET TERRAIN & COLLAPSED. AN EXAM OF THE FUEL SYS REVEALED THERE WAS ONLY .6 GAL OF USABLE FUEL REMAINING. THE ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN 3 HRS ON A PREVIOUS FLT & WAS NOT REFUELED BEFORE TAKING OFF ON THE ACDNT FLT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW87LA033.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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