# Accident 20000518007129A: Cessna 150G, Middleton, ID, May 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Middleton, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7397° N, 116.5808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7397&lon=-116.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3054S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3054S-2000-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000518007129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN LEVEL FLIGHT. PILOT MADE AN EMEGENCY LANDING IN DIRT FIELD AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, ENGINE, FIREWALL AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE.  MINOR INJURIES TO BOTH PEOPLE ONBOARD.

## 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 SEA00LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA087), May 18, 2000: Cessna 150G (N3054S), Middleton, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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