# Accident 19910822040609A: Cessna 150H, Ashland, ME, August 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1991, 20:00 local time
- Place: Ashland, ME
- Airport: Ashland Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5982° N, 68.3938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Ashland Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5982&lon=-68.3938&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22197, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22197) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 37 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822040609A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TOOK OFF FROM ROUGH STRIP. DRAGGED THROUGH TREE TOP. ABORTED,CLEARING TREES AND NOSED OVER IN SOFT FIELD LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA223), Aug 23, 1991: Cessna 150 (N22197), Ashland, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE LIFTOFF. FACTORS WERE THE ROUGH AIRSTRIP AND THE SOFT TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N22197 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20241026017639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241026017639A), Oct 26, 2024: Cessna 150H (N22197), St.Agatha, ME, Substantial damage. PIC executed a forced landing in a field in the vicinity of st agatha, Maine due to a reduction of engine power at cruise altitude.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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