# Accident 20020113002159A: Cessna 150G, Ilwaco, WA, January 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2002, 11:25 local time
- Place: Ilwaco, WA
- Airport: Port Of Ilwaco Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3025° N, 124.0092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3025&lon=-124.0092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2669J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2669J-2002-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020113002159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTING TOUCH AND GO FROM ASTORIA OREGON AIRPORT ATTEMPTED TOUCH AND GO AT ILWACO AIRPORT, A VERY SMALL NARROW AIRPORT. WITNESSES SAW THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING ON TAKEOFF. THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK 180 DEGREES, STALLING AND IMPACTING GROUND. AIRCRAFT COCKPIT AND ALL INSIDE CENTER SECTION CONSUMED BY FIRE.

## 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 SEA02FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA027), Jan 13, 2002: Cessna 150G (N2669J), Ilwaco, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a low altitude turn.

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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