| Crash location | 35.653333°N, 95.356667°W |
| Nearest city | Muskogee, OK
35.747877°N, 95.369691°W 6.6 miles away |
| Tail number | N45137 |
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| Accident date | 17 Nov 2007 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 150 |
| Additional details: | None |
The 700-hour private pilot stated in the NTSB Form 6120.1 (Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report) that during the take-off roll the airplane developed a severe nose-wheel shimmy. The pilot added, he circled around for a landing and that he made a stable, night approach to the runway, and landed "on the numbers." During the landing the airplane departed the left side of the runway onto the grass, and impacted a shallow ditch before coming to a stop. The airplane's nose gear collapsed, and the firewall sustained structural damage. The Operator stated that the airplane's prior flight was for 1.6-hours which included 6 landings, with no reported problems.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.