# Accident 20060216029549A: Cessna 150, Husum, WA, February 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2006, 08:24 local time
- Place: Husum, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8022° N, 121.4794° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8022&lon=-121.4794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5611E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5611E-2007-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060216029549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HUSUM, WASHINGTON, FROM THE AIRCRAFT OWNER'S/PILOT'S PROPERTY, BECAME AIRBORNE THEN IMPACTED THE EARTH 200 YARDS FROM TAKEOFF. THE PILOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE WRECKAGE BEFORE I ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. DURING THE INVESTIGATION THERE WAS ICE FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT GASCOLATOR AND CARBURETOR FUEL BOWL. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY. FURTHERMORE, THE DRAIN VALVE ON THE GASCOLATOR WAS FOUND IN THE OPEN AND LOCKED POSITION. THERE WASN'T ANY OTHER ABNORMALITY FOUND AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT FACIAL DAMAGE AND AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING WAS NOT ABLE TO SPEAK. IF SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION IS DISCOVERED AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE PILOT, THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED. CERTAIN BLOCKS OF THIS REPORT ARE NOT COMPLETE DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE PILOT.

## 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 SEA06LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA053), Feb 16, 2006: Cessna 150 (N5611E), White Salmon, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and the subsequent inadvertent stall/spin to the ground. Contributing factors were the inadequate preflight by the pilot, and the airplane's fuel…

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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