MKC88LA065
1988-03-19 · SEARCY, Arkansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport MO7
Current FAA registration · N50672
- Make / Model
- CESSNA 150J
- Year of manufacture
- 1968 · 20 years old at event
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
- Seats / Engines
- 2 seats · 1 engine
- Last airworthiness date
- 19680910
- ADS-B equipped
- Yes — Mode-S A653A2
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
WHILE LANDING IN DIRECT CROSSWIND, THE PIC LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE ROLL OUT. THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING TIP AND EMPENNAGE. THE PILOT STATED HE THOUGHT A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE LOSS OF CONTROL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1988_MKC88LA065.txt.
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