SALINA, OK, USA
N6306S
CESSNA 150G
A NIGHT SHIFT WORKER WAS RETURNING HOME IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. CROSSING THE GRAND RIVER DAM NEAR SALINAS OK. HE SAW A FLASH OR GLINT OF METAL AND A LARGE SPLASH NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE WIDEST PART OF THE LAKE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER IN A SHALLOW DESCENT. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE WATER FIRST AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN, DISAPPEARING IMMEDIATELY. THE STUDENT PILOT/OWNER WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEATBELT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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