# Accident 20020829037729A: Cessna 150J, Louisa, VA, August 29, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2002, 17:00 local time
- Place: Louisa, VA
- Airport: Louisa County/Freeman Field Ap
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0097° N, 77.9703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0097&lon=-77.9703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60425, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60425) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,777 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020829037729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1700 LOCAL, ON AUGUST 29, 2002, N60425, CESSNA, CE-150-J, WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE-OFF FROM LOUISA COUNTY AIRPORT, VA (LKU) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 27. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING DOWN TO ABORT THE TAKE-OFF WHEN IT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A FIELD AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE STUDENT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE STUDENT DOES NOT HOLD A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 NYC02LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA180), Aug 29, 2002: Cessna 150 (N60425), Louisa, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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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