# Accident 20110217004359A: Cessna 150H, Jonesborough, TN, February 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2011, 17:15 local time
- Place: Jonesborough, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1833° N, 82.4167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1833&lon=-82.4167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7237S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7237S) (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 MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 271 total, 132 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110217004359A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DURING CLIMBOUT.  PILOT EXECUTED OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM LATER INSPECTED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL CONTAMINATION.  SUSPECT ENGINE CARBURATOR ICING.

## 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 ERA11LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA149), Feb 17, 2011: Cessna 150H (N7237S), Jonesborough, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N7237S (1)

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

- [Incident 20061011026249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061011026249I), Oct 11, 2006: Cessna 150H (N7237S), Independence, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) N72375 landed Independence, Oregon (7S5) aircraft veered to left, then right and departed runway. Aircraft nosed over into ditch. 2 people on board,…

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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