# Accident 20010206002149A: Cessna A150K, Cabo Rojo, February 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Cabo Rojo
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.0167° N, 67.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.0167&lon=-67.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5915J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5915J-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150K (registry code 2071824, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010206002149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02/06/01 AT 1430 LOCAL THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N5915J A CESSNA 150 MODEL AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOW TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPH OF HIS FATHER PROPERTY IN CABO ROJO, PUERTO RICO. WHILE FLYING LOW IN DIRECTION OF THE WING THE PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND KEPT THE A/C FROM ACCELERATING AND GAINING ALTITUDE. THE PILOT CONCEDED THAT THE A.C WAS NOT GOING TO FLY, AVOIDED A TREE, AND THEN A FENCE, FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER. THE PILOPT AND A PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE A/C RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA01LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA073), Feb 6, 2001: Cessna A150K (N5915J), Cabo Rojo, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to use carburetor heat during descent resulting in loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the airplane colliding with a fence and nosing over during a forced…

## Other reports on N5915J (2)

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

- [Accident 19851228073739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851228073739A), Dec 28, 1985: Cessna A150K (N5915J), Matawan, NY, Substantial damage. Wind gusts landing. Bounced and porpoised. Collapsed nose gear. Too much gusty variable wind for a student.
- [Accident 19780211001809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211001809A), Feb 11, 1978: Cessna A150K (N5915J), Bloomsburg, PA, Substantial damage

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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