# Accident 20010509010829A: Cessna 150H, Maryville, TN, May 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2001, 17:21 local time
- Place: Maryville, TN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7405° N, 83.9699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7405&lon=-83.9699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6614S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6614S-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010509010829A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON MAY 9, 2001, AT 1721 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150H, N6614S, LOST ENGINE POWER ON INITIAL CLIMB AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE PILOT UNDER PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM A GRASS STRIP IN MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB TO CRUISE. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE EMERGENCY DESCENT PHASE OF THE FORCED LANDING PROCEDURE. A REVIEW OF WEATHER DATA DISCLOSED CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICING. (-23)PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKE-OFF FROM A SHORT (1,100 FT) TURF RUNWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN FLYING SPEED.  RIGHT MAIN GEAR BECAME ENTANGLED IN A BARBED WIRE FENCE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH.

## 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 ATL01LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA052), May 9, 2001: Cessna 150H (N6614S), Maryville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning that resulted in the in-flight collision with a fence during an attempted takeoff from a grass strip.

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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