# Accident 20040502009419A: Cessna 150J, Lake Dallas, TX, May 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2004, 16:10 local time
- Place: Lake Dallas, TX
- Airport: Lakeview Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1319° N, 97.0142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1319&lon=-97.0142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60539, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60539-2013-04-10) (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 O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040502009419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 2, 2004 AT 1610 CDT, A CESSNA 150J, N60539, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB FROM LAKEVIEW AIRPORT (30F), NEAR LAKE DALLAS, TEXAS, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT BUT COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, ROLLED INVERTED AND IMPACTED TREES, BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A VERTICAL POSITION. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## 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 FTW04LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA105), May 2, 2004: Cessna 150J (N60539), Lake Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed for flight resulting in a stall/spin during the forced landing. A contributing factors was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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