# Accident 19990418042109A: Cessna 150H, Yuba City, CA, April 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1999, 09:14 local time
- Place: Yuba City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0502° N, 121.6097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0502&lon=-121.6097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22710, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22710-2013-07-11) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,275 total, 1,205 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990418042109A

## Narrative

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

(.4)WHILE CRUISING, THE PILOT FELT A 'BUMP,' AND THE ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER. THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND ADJUSTED THE MIXTURE CONTROL, BUT THIS ACTION HAD NO EFFECT.  THE ENGINE PROGRESSIVELY LOST ALL POWER UNTIL THE PROPELLER EVENTUALLY JUST WINDMILLED.  THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD.  DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED UNEVEN TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER.  THE PILOT OWNED AND OPERATED THE AIRPLANE.  HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRFRAME'S TOTAL TIME WAS ABOUT 8,798.6 HOURS.  THE ENGINE HAD BEEN OPERATED FOR 1,818.9 HOURS SINCE BEING OVERHAULED, AND 133.4 HOURS SINCE ITS LAST INSPECTION.  AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED ITS NO. 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE WAS FATIGUED AND BROKEN.  NO OTHER ENGINE RELATED MALFUNCTIONS WERE OBSERVED.                                                       (-23)WHILE ON LOCAL FLIGHT, APPROX. 15 MIN. PILOT FELT A BUMP FROM ENGINE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH FLIGHT SERVICE AND LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A WHEAT FIELD OUTSIDE THE TOWN OF YUBA CITY, CA.  ON TOUCH DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER  ON IT'S BACK, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  PILOT WAS NOT HURT.

## 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 LAX99LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA155), Apr 18, 1999: Cessna 150H (N22710), Yuba City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power resulting from the fatigue failure of a cylinder's exhaust valve. A contributing factor was the uneven terrain at the forced landing site. The reason for the fatigue…

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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