# Accident 20090723012899A: Cessna 150H, Washougal, WA, July 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2009, 19:39 local time
- Place: Washougal, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6064° N, 122.1842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6064&lon=-122.1842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22278, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22278-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090723012899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A PILOT TOOK OFF FROM HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR WASHOUGAL, WA. AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, A RIGHT TURN WAS INITIATED.  WITNESSES RECALL SEEING THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING THE TOP OF A 70 FOOT TREE, LOOSING ALTITUDE WHILE IN A LEFT BANK, THEN DISAPEARING UPSIDE DOWN INTO A CANOPY OF TREES.  ALTHOUGH THE PILOT HAD SERIOUS INJURIES, HE TOLD THE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE BEFORE THE CRASH.  A SUBSEQUENT WRECKAGE EXAMINATION AND ENGINE TEAR DOWN IS PLANNED.  THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND THIS FORM WILL BE UPDATED IN THE FUTURE AS NEEDED. AMENDMENT - A SUBSEQUENT WRECKAGE EXAMINATION AND ENGINE TEARDOWN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON 08/31/09.  ALL SPARK PLUGS WERE WORN AND ONE (1) CYLINDER VALVE WAS STUCK DUE TO COKING.  BOTH CONDITIONS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE.

## 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 WPR09LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA364), Jul 24, 2009: Cessna 150H (N22278), Washougal, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during initial climb due to a stuck exhaust valve.

## Other reports on N22278 (1)

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

- [Incident 19931010052189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931010052189I), Oct 10, 1993: Cessna 150H (N22278), Camas, WA, Minor damage. Engine quit on final. Landed long and fast. Departed end of runway. Fuel was exhausted.

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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