# Accident 20010617020369A: Cessna 150L, Munster, IN, June 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2001, 13:30 local time
- Place: Munster, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5401° N, 87.4998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5401&lon=-87.4998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6557G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6557G-2003-08-13) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010617020369A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JUNE 17, 2001, AT 1330 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150L, N6557G, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED AND NOSED OVER IN A SOYBEAN FIELD NEAR MUNSTER, INDIANA. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM THE SOYBEAN FIELD AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ON THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUCCESSFULLY FORCED LANDED IN THE SOYFIELD BY ANOTHER PILOT.  A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. THE AIRPLANE WAS RESTING INVERTED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING WAS CRUSHED AND TWISTED AFT BEGINNING AT THE WING ROOT. THE COWLING AND FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS CRUSHED AFT. THE NOSE GEAR WAS BENT AND BROKEN REARWARD. BOTH PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT AFT. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. THE  AIRPLANE'S ENGINE WAS RETAINED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM BEAN FIELD AFTER EXECUTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO PREVIOUS ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS NOSE.

## 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 CHI01LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA170), Jun 17, 2001: Cessna 150L (N6557G), Munster, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Engine failure during takeoff due to water contaminating the fuel, the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and the low altitude. Factors relating to this accident were the attempted…

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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