# Accident 20020721018549A: Cessna 150J, Pe Ell, WA, July 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2002, 18:40 local time
- Place: Pe Ell, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5713° N, 123.2983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pe Ell, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5713&lon=-123.2983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51286, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51286-2012-12-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020721018549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 10 MINUTES NORTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF RPM. CAB HEAT APPLIED WITH NO EFFECT. A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND THE PILOT SAW SOMETHING DEPART THE RH SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING. THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE. THE PILOT WENT THROUGH EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, SHUTTING OFF FUEL AND LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND. AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON OVERGROWN CLEARCUT HILLSIDE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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