# Accident 20000114014339A: Cessna 150F, Livingston, TX, January 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: Livingston, TX
- Airport: Livingston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6999° N, 94.9296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6999&lon=-94.9296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6691F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6691F-2000-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,126 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00TA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00TA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000114014339A

## Narrative

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

(.4) WHILE MANEUVERING AT 2,500 FEET MSL DURING THE AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT FOR SPOTTING WILDFIRES, A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED. THE PILOT SELECTED A FIELD FOR THE FORCED LANDING.  TREES AT THE APPROACH END OF THE LANDING AREA WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 120 FEET HIGH.  WHILE THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE TO AVOID THE LAST TREE, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND HARD.  THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.  THE ENGINE HAD ACCUMULATED 743.7 HOURS SINCE THE LAST OVERHAUL.  EXAMINATION OF THE CONTINENTAL O-200-A ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE #1 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HEAD SEPARATED FROM THE VALVE STEM.  IMPACT MARKS ON THE PISTON HEAD WERE CONSISTENT WITH THE VALVE HEAD PENETRATING THE PISTON.  DAMAGE TO THE EXHAUST VALVE PRECLUDED A DETERMINATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE VALVE FAILURE.

## 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 FTW00TA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00TA065), Jan 14, 2000: Cessna 150F (N6691F), Livingston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power resulting from an exhaust valve failure. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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