# Accident 19991023031759A: Cessna 150B, Sweet Home, OR, October 23, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1999, 16:50 local time
- Place: Sweet Home, OR
- Airport: Green River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3603° N, 122.6907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3603&lon=-122.6907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1252Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1252Y-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150B (registry code 2071806, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991023031759A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 23, 1999, ABOUT 1645 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150B, N1252Y, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING FOLLOWING AN ABRUPT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, ONE MILE EAST OF THE GREEN RIVER AIRSTRIP, SWEET HOME, OREGON. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14CFR91 LOCAL FLIGHT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE GREEN RIVER AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO REPORT OF ELT ACTIVATION. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF (APPROXIMATELY 300-400 FEET AGL), THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND HE INITIATED A FORCED LANDING IN A VINE-COVERED FIELD. DURING THE LANDING-ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) ON CLIMB-OUT AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER APPROXIMATELY 300-400 FEET AGL. PILOT ATTEMPTED A RETURN TO LANDING STRIP, BUT REALIZED HE COULD NOT MAKE THE FIELD. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BRIAR PATCH CAUSING SUBST                             ANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, BUT NO DAMAGE TO HIMSELF. STATEMENTS FROM THE PILOT INDICATE HE HAD CHECKED FUEL QUANTITY NOT ONLY BY THE GAUGES, BUT HAD ALSO USED THE "STICK" METHOD (INSERTED A MECHANICAL DEVICE TO ATTAIN FUEL LEVEL). PILOT ALSO INDICATES HE HAD SUMPED THE TANKS AND FOUND NO CONTAMINANTS. PILOT INDICATED HE HAD USED A CHECKLIST BEFORE STARTING AND DEPARTURE. PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD ALLOWED TO AIRCRAFT TO SIT AT IDLE FOR A TIME WHILE HE PROGRAMMED HIS GPS.

## 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 SEA00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA008), Oct 23, 1999: Cessna 150B (N1252Y), Sweet Home, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Carburetor heat was not used prior to takeoff. Carburetor icing conditions and high vegetation were factors.

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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