# Accident 20060409005179A: Cessna 150J, Sandstone, MN, April 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2006, 12:00 local time
- Place: Sandstone, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1439° N, 93.0047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1439&lon=-93.0047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50970, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50970-2012-12-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060409005179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ DEPARTED HAWK AVIATION IN RUSH CITY MN IN A CESSNA 150 (N50970) AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 ON 04/10. THERE WERE NO EMPLOYEES AT THE FACILITY AT THE TIME. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ ACCESSED THE RENTAL AIRCRAFT WITHOUT THE OWNER'S KNOWLEDGE ALTHOUGH A NOTE AND CASH WERE LEFT ON THE COUNTER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ RELAYS THAT HIS CHECK OF FUEL ON THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF DIPPING A FINGER IN THE FUEL TANK. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO PILOT THE AIRCRAFT, MAKING THREE LOCAL LANDINGS FOLLOWED BY A LONGER FLIGHT PROCEEDING NORTH TOWARDS DULUTH MN, AND THEN A PLANNED RETURN. IN HIS INTERVIEW WITH INSPECTORS HE STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE FOR WHICH HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT. THE ENGINE RESPONDED BY OPERATING SMOOTHLY FOR A MOMENT FOLLOWED BY TOTAL FAILURE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ LANDED IN A PASTURE AS HIS BEST OPTION. AFTER LANDING HE ENCOUNTERED A MOUND (LATER DETERMINED AS A PILE OF WOOD) AND BRAKED. OVERBRAKING AND THE TERRAIN CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP COMPLETELY OVER.

## 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 CHI06CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA107), Apr 10, 2006: Cessna 150 (N50970), Sandstone, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing.

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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