# Accident 20100703037559A: Cessna 150M, Roosevelt, UT, July 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2010, 11:45 local time
- Place: Roosevelt, UT
- Airport: Roosevelt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4267° N, 110.0244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4267&lon=-110.0244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3143V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3143V) (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 MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100703037559A

## Narrative

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

ON THE MORNING OF 07/03/2010 @ 0930 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ROOSEVELT, UT (74V) FOR A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 3 MILES SE OF NEOLA, UT AT ABOUT 6300 FT AGL THE AIRCRAFT HAD A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER, WHICH HE ATTRIBUTED TO A VAPOR LOCK OF THE ENGINE DUE TO THE HEAT OF THE DAY. WHILE FOCUSING ALL HIS ATTENSION TO INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT HE FAILED TO DETECT HIS DESCENT AND STRUCK POWER LINES. HE FLEW  BACK TO ROOSEVELT AND LANDED, BECAUSE OF THE WIRE STRIKE, DURING ROLLOUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RWY TO THE LEFT. MOMENTS LATER A SMALL FIRE ERUPTED AT THE AFT COWLING AREA, DUE TO THE GASOLATER BEING DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT HAD A MINOR INJURY. AMENDMENT PENDING FURTHER INFORMATION WHEN AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR10CA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA337), Jul 3, 2010: Cessna 150M (N3143V), Neola, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a power line.

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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