# Accident 20080910846169A: Cessna 150G, Urbana, OH, September 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2008, 10:00 local time
- Place: Urbana, OH
- Airport: Grimes Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1325° N, 83.7536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1325&lon=-83.7536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3899J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3899J-2009-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080910846169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM ASHLAND (3G4) TO URBANA (I74).  DURING DOWN WIND FOR RUNWAY 2 THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY (ON BASE) ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE APPROACH END FOR RUNWAY 02.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI08CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA280), Sep 10, 2008: Cessna 150G (N3899J), Urbana, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing to the accident were environmental conditions conducive to carburetor icing.

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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