N8783S

On September 4, 2000, at 0749 central daylight time, a Cessna 150F airplane, N8783S, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Guthrie, Oklahoma. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured. The airplane was registered to a private individual and was operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight was originating from the Myrick Private Airport near Guthrie, Oklahoma, at the time of the accident.

According to the pilot's written statement, the airplane was climbing through 100-150 feet agl when the engine lost approximately 200-300 RPM. The pilot added that soon after the engine lost power, the stall warning horn sounded at approximately 45-50 mph, while he was "trying to maintain altitude." The pilot flew the airplane toward a field, and the engine regained power and immediately lost power again. The pilot extended 30 degrees of flaps to slow his approach to the field. The pilot reported that the field was rough and had "12 to 18-inch ruts." The airplane touched down in the field with the left main landing gear first and bounced after impacting a "deep rut." The airplane then impacted the ground with the left wing tip. Subsequently, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.

The FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, stated that the airplane's empennage was structurally damaged. He added that the airplane had approximately 17 gallons of fuel on board, and he could not find any anomalies with the engine.