# Incident 20040218005329I: Cessna 150J, Aliceville, AL, February 18, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2004, 14:45 local time
- Place: Aliceville, AL
- Airport: Aliceville Ndb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1237° N, 88.1593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aliceville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1237&lon=-88.1593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50794, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50794-2011-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040218005329I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT HAD JUST COMPLETED A 2 HOUR DUAL TRAINING FLIGHT WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR IN PREPARATION FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT PRACTICAL TEST. AFTER REFUELING HE DECIDED TO PRACTICE SOME SOLO CLOSED TRAFFIC. ON CLIMB OUT AFTER HIS THIRD TAKE OFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL, HE FELT A VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE. THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED. THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP CAP AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N50794 (1)

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

- [Accident 19741230042079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741230042079A), Dec 30, 1974: Cessna 150J (N50794), S Rockwood, MI, Substantial damage. Plt not sure carb heat used drg dscnt fm 2000FT to abt 800FT AGL.

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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