# Accident 20030119028989A: Cessna 150F, Ashland, OH, January 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2003, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ashland, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7783° N, 82.6875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7783&lon=-82.6875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8555G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8555G-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 50 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030119028989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE FLYING FROM BEACH CITY AIRPORT TO MANSFIELD LAHM AIRPORT, TEH AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PLANE LANDED SAFELY IN A FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES FROM MFD, WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURY. THE PLANE WAS REFUELED AND INSPECTED BY AN A&P MECHANIC. THE PLANE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE-OFF FROM THE FIELD. THE PLANE DID NOT BECOME AIRBORNE AND STRUCK A CLUMP OF TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD. THE PLANE REMAINED UPRIGHT BUT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, AND EMPENNAGE.

## 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 NYC03LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA038), Jan 19, 2003: Cessna 150F (N8555G), Crestline, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to takeoff from unsuitable terrain. A factor related to the accident was the plowed, snow covered field.

## Other reports on N8555G (1)

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

- [Accident 19790220003329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220003329A), Feb 20, 1979: Cessna 150 (N8555G), Bristol, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft observed to fly at low altitude for ten minutes,before hitting water of the lake.

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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