# Accident 20110704011799A: Cessna 150L, Plymouth, MA, July 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Plymouth Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9083° N, 70.7333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9083&lon=-70.7333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150ET, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150ET-2012-07-13) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,329 total, 664 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110704011799A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM PLYMOUTH MUNI. AIRPORT AND ATTAINED 500 HUNDERD  FEET IN ALTITUDE WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND LOST POWER.  THE PILOT SAW A CRANBERRY BOG OFF TO HIS LEFT AND HEADED FOR IT.   HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE BOG DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR WHICH FAILED  NOSING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE BOG.

## 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 ERA11LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA383), Jul 4, 2011: Cessna 150L (N150ET), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to a stuck cylinder valve, which resulted from excessive corrosion and carbon deposits on the valve springs due to inadequate maintenance.

## Other reports on N150ET (1)

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

- [Incident 20031017026949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031017026949I), Oct 17, 2003: Cessna 150L (N150ET), Plymouth, MA, Minor damage. (-23) According to pilot statement, he was on a routine flight from Plymouth (pym), airport at 1235 EDT, 10/17/03 to new bedford (ewb), airport. Pilot flew to…

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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