# Accident 20040207002079A: Cessna 150F, Suffolk, VA, February 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2004, 11:30 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6822° N, 76.6017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6822&lon=-76.6017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8745S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8745S-2006-01-27) (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 O200A
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 104 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040207002079A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC04LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA065), Feb 7, 2004: Cessna 150F (N8745S), Suffolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the number four cylinder barrel due to fatigue which originated from a corrosion pit at the base of a cooling fin.

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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