# Accident 20080313012699A: Cessna 150F, Middlesborough, KY, March 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2008, 15:20 local time
- Place: Middlesborough, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6106° N, 83.7372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6106&lon=-83.7372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6651F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6651F-2010-08-03) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 871 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080313012699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT MIDDLESBORO, KY ON MARCH 13, 2008 TO PICK UP HIS AIRCRAFT AFTER ENGINE OVERHAUL. AFTER TAKE-OFF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THREE TENSION POWER LINES AND LANDED INVERTED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL AND THE PILOT WAS AIRLIFTED TO UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER WITH SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES BUT NON LIFE THREATENING. ON MARCH 14, 2008 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE BLUE AND WHITE C150F (N6651F) WAS UPSIDE DOWN LYING IN THE MIDDLE OF A GRAVEL ROAD NEAR THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN. THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE WAS LONGITUDINALLY LAYING IN A NE TO SE DIRECTION APPROXIMATELY 100 FT WEST OF SOME POWER LINES. THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE HAD SECURED THE SCENE, TAKEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WRECKAGE, AND TAKEN FOUR WITNESS STATEMENTS. THE FAA COMPLETED THEIR INITIAL ON SITE INVESTIGATION AND WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE NTSB RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAMILY. HE DID NOT HAVE INSURANCE ON THE AIRCRAFT. ON APRIL 23, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CONTINENTAL WILL DISASSEMBLE THE ENGINE. AMENDED -23 TO FOLLOW. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON MARCH 13, 2008 AT 1520 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150F, N6651F, CONTACTED POWER LINES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE PRECEDING A TAKEOFF AND CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH A HIGH ANGLE AND CAME TO REST INVERTED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE FROM IMPACT FORCES WITH NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRCRAFT, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM MIDDLEBOROUGH, KY AIRPORT AND WAS OPERATED UNDER PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) PERSONNEL CONDUCTED THE ON SCENE INVESTIGATION AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE FAMILY UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB). ON APRIL 23, 2008 REPRESENTATIVES FROM TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS AND CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF THE LOCAL FAA.

## 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 NYC08LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA137), Mar 13, 2008: Cessna 150F (N6651F), Middlesboro, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic's improper maintenance installation of the No. 1 cylinder rocker arms which led to oil starvation and a loss of engine power.

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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