# Accident 20010824023949A: Cessna 150J, Hyannis, MA, August 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2001, 01:00 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6692° N, 70.2803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6692&lon=-70.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5591G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5591G-2001-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010824023949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPARTED HYANNIS INTENDING TO COMPLETE T/0'S AND LANDINGS AT HYANNIS AIRPORT. ENGINE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. PILOT TURNED TOWARD THE AIRPORT BUT CRASHED INTO THE TREES OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. FUEL REMOVED FROM CARB BOWL HAD WATER AND RUST IN IT.

## 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 IAD01LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA099), Aug 24, 2001: Cessna 150J (N5591G), Hyannis, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.

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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