# Accident 20030315004879A: Cessna 150G, Hope, AR, March 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Hope, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7200° N, 93.6589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7200&lon=-93.6589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N493RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493RA-2012-08-27) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 60 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030315004879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 15, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 13:30 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150-G SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N493RA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR HOPE, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED MOUNT IDA, ARKANSAS APPROXIMATELY 13:00.

## 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 FTW03LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA109), Mar 15, 2003: Cessna 150G (N493RA), Hope, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N493RA (1)

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

- [Accident 20040428008129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040428008129A), Apr 28, 2004: Cessna 150G (N493RA), Livingston, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 28, 2004 Mr. Palmer (PIC) and one passenger [privacy data omitted] departed Livingston airport (00R) in a CE-150-G visual meteorological…

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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