# Accident 20080928847949A: Cessna 150D, Falmouth, KY, September 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2008, 17:15 local time
- Place: Falmouth, KY
- Airport: Gene Snyder
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7025° N, 84.3886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7025&lon=-84.3886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4477U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4477U-2018-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150D
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080928847949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED K62 ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH HIS SON.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF (ESTIMATED 200 FT AGL) PILOT STATED ENGINE LOST POWER.  PILOT INITIATED TURN TO LEFT AND IMPACTED TREES.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE WITH THE KEFT WING DETACHED AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE.  PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  NO POST IMPACT FIRE.  FAA ACCIDENT NUMBER ACE172008018.

## 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 MIA08LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA204), Sep 28, 2008: Cessna 150 (N4477U), Falmouth, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## Other reports on N4477U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810528037179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810528037179I), May 28, 1981: Cessna 150D (N4477U), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Following takeoff rudder control lost. Found top rudder hinge attach bolt backed out.
- [Incident 19810124012599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810124012599I), Jan 24, 1981: Cessna 150D (N4477U), Madison, WI, Minor damage. Pilots told to taxi behind DC9 and caution wake turbulence. Aircraft tipped up came down on wheels prop hit runway.

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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