# Accident 20081231854389A: Cessna 150M, Greene, IA, December 31, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Greene, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7419° N, 92.5081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7419&lon=-92.5081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N899CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N899CB-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 65 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081231854389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED HE WAS MANEUVERING AT 800-1000 FT AGL AT A REDUCED POWER SETTING WITH THE CARB HEAT OFF.  THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12F/11C.  THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE ADDED POWER THE ENGINE SEIZED AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED.  AN ATTEMPTED RE-START WITH THE STARTER DID NOT TURN THE PROPELLER.  THE EMERGENCY LANDING TO A FARM FIELD RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL, AND WING SPAR.  EVALUATION OF THE ENGINE INDICATES THE ENGINE ROTATES NORMALLY, HAS COMPRESSION ON ALL CYLINDERS AND WILL TURN WITH STARTER ENGAGEMENT.

## 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 CEN09CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA121), Dec 31, 2008: Cessna 150M (N899CB), Greene, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the rough, snow-covered terrain.

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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