# Accident 20030612013809A: Cessna 150H, Pittsfield, ME, June 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2003, 10:35 local time
- Place: Pittsfield, ME
- Airport: Pittsfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7764° N, 69.3831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7764&lon=-69.3831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6566S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6566S-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 87 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030612013809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 001, FROM 2B7 AT 1035 LOCAL AT 100 TO 200 FEET UP. THE AIRCRAFT BANKED TO THE LEFT, STALLED, SPUN INVERTED AND CRASHED ON THE INACTIVE RUNWAY NEAR ITS INTERSECTION WITH RUNWAY 001/190. INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED ENGINE MALFUNCTION ONGOING.

## 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 NYC03FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA129), Jun 12, 2003: Cessna 150H (N6566S), Pittsfield, ME, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The inadvertent resumption of power during a forced landing that resulted in a subsequent spin. Factors related to the accident were the CFI's delayed remedial action, the loss of engine power due to…

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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