# Accident 20091129051699A: Cessna 150L, Pompano Beach, FL, November 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2009, 07:50 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2919° N, 80.0519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2919&lon=-80.0519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19318, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19318-2017-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091129051699A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED POMPANO AIR PARK CLIMBING TO 1500 FT AT A HEADING OF 080. THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, PILOT THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE CARBURETOR ICE. PILOT PULLED THE 'CARB HEAT' ON BUT IT HAD NO EFFECT ON THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE. PILOT ADDED MORE POWER BUT THE ENGINE STOPPED. AIRCRAFT WAS OVER THE WATER AND TOO LOW TO HEAD BACK TO LAND, PILOT MADE A WATER LANDING. AIRCRAFT STAYED AFLOAT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE A BOATER PICKED HIM UP. AIRCRAFT SANK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN IN ABOUT 300 FEET OF WATER. THE AIRCRAFT WILL NOT BE RECOVERED.

## 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 ERA10LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA084), Nov 29, 2009: Cessna 150L (N19318), Hillsboro Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N19318 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760427008979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760427008979A), Apr 27, 1976: Cessna 150L (N19318), Bloomington, IN, Substantial damage. Crankshaft gr cluster,p/n 35016,retaining bolts and dowel pin sheared at crankshaft.

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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