Cessna 150C N7914Z

Summary

On 16 June 1998 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 150C registered N7914Z, operated by Jerry W. Springer, was involved in an accident near Collinsville, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 June 1998 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Collinsville, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Airman Acres Airport (OK93)

Coordinates

36.3692, -95.8498

Aircraft

Cessna 150C

Registration

N7914Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jerry W. Springer

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98LA271

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing roll on a grass runway, the student pilot was distracted by an Air Force Boeing 707 flying overhead. When the pilot looked back to where he was going, he saw that the airplane was 'too close' to the airport property line. He applied the brakes and the 'aircraft started to move to the right.' He noticed that he was heading for a birdhouse and 'firewalled' the throttle and tried to turn the airplane; however, the airplane continued on a 'straight line going toward the birdhouse.' The airplane hit the birdhouse, went through a fence, and came to a stop in a residential swimming pool.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.