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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Suffolk, VA · February 7, 2004

Date: February 7, 2004 · 11:30 local
Place: Suffolk, VA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8745S
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC04LA065
Reported as: Cessna 150F
Reported engine: Continental O200A
Pilot’s flight hours: 420 total104 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N8745SRegistration cancelled Jan 27, 2006 · Cessna 150FS/N 15062045 · Built 1965 Airframe modelCessna 150F Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While in cruise, the engine began running rough. Within a few minutes, the pilot noticed oil drops developing on the windshield, and the engine quit. Unable to make it back to the Suffolk airport, (origin) the pilot attempted to put the aircraft down in a nearby field and hit the trees just at the approaching edge of the field. The aircraft came to rest on the ground pointing in the opposite direction of flight. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, prop, landing gear and stabilizers.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE IN CRUISE, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE PILOT NOTICED OIL DROPS DEVELOPING ON THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE ENGINE QUIT. UNABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE SUFFOLK AIRPORT, (ORIGIN) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A NEARBY FIELD AND HIT THE TREES JUST AT THE APPROACHING EDGE OF THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND POINTING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, PROP, LANDING GEAR AND STABILIZERS.

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 NYC04LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSuffolk, VAThe failure of the number four cylinder barrel due to fatigue which originated from a corrosion pit at the base of a cooling fin.Feb 7, 2004 · Substantial damage