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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150 · Core Banks, NC · September 27, 2003

Date: September 27, 2003 · 10:00 local
Place: Core Banks, NC
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5581E
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL03LA149
Reported as: Cessna 150
Reported engine: AMTR O200
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total120 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N5581ERegistration cancelled Mar 14, 2018 · Cessna 150S/N 17081 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 150 Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot set up for slow flight. He was circling duck blinds at 500 ft. AGL. The engine began to run rough and stopped. The pilot was unable to make the beach for a landing and landed in a salt marsh. The aircraft flipped over upon touchdown and came to a stop. The pilot and passenger egressed the aircraft. Both the pilot and passenger suffered minor injuries. The pilot and passenger were airlifted by helicopter to a nearby hospital for treatment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT SET UP FOR SLOW FLIGHT. HE WAS CIRCLING DUCK BLINDS AT 500 FT. AGL. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND STOPPED. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE BEACH FOR A LANDING AND LANDED IN A SALT MARSH. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER UPON TOUCHDOWN AND CAME TO A STOP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE AIRLIFTED BY HELICOPTER TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL03LA149Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeaufort, NCLoss of engine power due to undetermined reasons.Sep 27, 2003 · Substantial damage