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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150D · Soldotna, AK · June 26, 2001

Date: June 26, 2001 · 09:50 local
Place: Soldotna, AK
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N73CC
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC01LA074
Reported as: Cessna 150D
Reported engine: Continental O200*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N73CCRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Cessna 150DS/N 15060128 · Built 1963 Airframe modelCessna 150D Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On June 26, 2001, N73CC, a Cessna 150-D airplane crashed and was destroyed about 300 yards from a private landing field. The owner of the private airfield is privacy data omitted said that Mr. Faass, pilot of the Cessna 150-D, had washed the airplane and was going to fly the airplane to remove water from the washing. Mr. Faass then took off from the airfield. privacy data omitted ^ Did not see the takeoff. One witness (this witness was inside of her house and did not see what happened), heard the airplane coming from the north, the engine was running, then the engine stopped. Engine started again and then maybe stopped again, (witness not sure), then the sound of the airplane crash. Second witness (10 year old boy): airplane was taking off. Engine quiet, pilot trying to turn airplane back to runway. Engine restarted, accelerated, then quit again. Airplane crashed. As of July 12, 2001, Mr. Faass is still in intensive care and cannot be interviewed at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 26, 2001, N73CC, A CESSNA 150-D AIRPLANE CRASHED AND WAS DESTROYED ABOUT 300 YARDS FROM A PRIVATE LANDING FIELD. THE OWNER OF THE PRIVATE AIRFIELD IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT MR. FAASS, PILOT OF THE CESSNA 150-D, HAD WASHED THE AIRPLANE AND WAS GOING TO FLY THE AIRPLANE TO REMOVE WATER FROM THE WASHING. MR. FAASS THEN TOOK OFF FROM THE AIRFIELD. ^PRIVACY ^ DID NOT SEE THE TAKEOFF. ONE WITNESS (THIS WITNESS WAS INSIDE OF HER HOUSE AND DID NOT SEE WHAT HAPPENED), HEARD THE AIRPLANE COMING FROM THE NORTH, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. ENGINE STARTED AGAIN AND THEN MAYBE STOPPED AGAIN, (WITNESS NOT SURE), THEN THE SOUND OF THE AIRPLANE CRASH. SECOND WITNESS (10 YEAR OLD BOY): AIRPLANE WAS TAKING OFF. ENGINE QUIET, PILOT TRYING TO TURN AIRPLANE BACK TO RUNWAY. ENGINE RESTARTED, ACCELERATED, THEN QUIT AGAIN. AIRPLANE CRASHED. AS OF JULY 12, 2001, MR. FAASS IS STILL IN INTENSIVE CARE AND CANNOT BE INTERVIEWED AT THIS TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC01LA074Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSoldotna, AKThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane.Jun 26, 2001 · Substantial damage