# Accident 20010814022319A: Cessna 150M, August 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2001, 15:55 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3594° N, 78.7406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3594&lon=-78.7406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63351, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63351-2002-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01FA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010814022319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 14 AT APPROXIMATELY 1630, I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE REGION THAT AN AIRCRAFT HAD CRASH-LANDED OUTSIDE HARRISONBURG, VA, OFF ROUTE 33. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE CRASH SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 HOURS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A CESSNA 150M, N63351, USED FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, HAD STRUCK A TREE AN UPON IMPACT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE KILLED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE NEXT DAY DISCLOSED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAD A HISTORY OF FOULING THE SPARK PLUGS. ALSO DISCLOSED WAS THAT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LIKED TO SHOW OR TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO RECOVER FROM SPINS AND HE WOULD OFTEN POWER SPIN AN AIRCRAFT WITH A STUDENT IN THE SAME AREA AS THE ACCIDENT. DISCOVERED ON THE 15TH WAS AN EYE WITNESS WHO STATED HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT SPINNING TO THE GROUND. NO DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE NTSB WAS REMOVING THE ENGINE FOR INSPECTION.

## 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 IAD01FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01FA097), Aug 14, 2001: Cessna 150 (N63351), Mcgaheysville, VA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to recover from a spin for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N63351 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840818075789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840818075789A), Aug 18, 1984: Cessna 150M (N63351), Claremont, NH, Substantial damage. Aborted third solo takeoff when aircraft began to veer to edge of runway. Lost control and ran into parked aircraft

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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