# Accident 20000715006029A: Cessna 150L, Reserve, NM, July 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2000, 15:50 local time
- Place: Reserve, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7003° N, 108.7608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7003&lon=-108.7608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18124, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18124-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 56 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000715006029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A CESSNA MODEL 150L N18124 PILOTED BY^PRIVACY^MILLER DEPARTED RESERVE NM AT APPROXIMATELY 1610 LOCAL TIME AND LOST POWER AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 24 AND AS THE PILOT TURNED LEFT TO ATTEMPT TO LAND ON HIGHWAY 180 THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES ALONGSIDE THE HIGHWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. (.4)SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, THE AIRPLANE 'LOST PERFORMANCE' AND BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE. THE PILOT TURNED TOWARDS DESCENDING TERRAIN AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A ROAD. INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE COLLIDING WITH TREES. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED BY THE PILOT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ON THE PRESTOLITE STARTER HAD SEIZED DUE TO A FAILED NEEDLE BEARING. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE RECORDS DISCLOSED NO EVIDENCE THAT TCM S.B. M79-10, WHICH PROVIDES POSITIVE LUBRICATION TO THE STARTER CLUTCH, HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.

## 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 DEN00LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA130), Jul 15, 2000: Cessna 150L (N18124), Reserve, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: Seizure of the starter clutch assembly needle bearing, which caused the engine to develop less than full rated power and the airplane to achieve less than expected climb performance. Factors were…

## Other reports on N18124 (1)

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

- [Accident 19731215039852A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731215039852A), Dec 15, 1973: Cessna 150L (N18124), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Student plt lft seat. Acft was turning into taxiway used by PA-23.

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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