# Accident 20140606008329A: Cessna 150F, Ronan, MT, June 6, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2014, 13:15 local time
- Place: Ronan, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5672° N, 114.1011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5672&lon=-114.1011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3376B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3376B-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 2 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140606008329A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 6, 2014, AT 1315 MST, A CESSNA 150, N3376B, INDIVIDUAL WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO'S AT RONAN AIRPORT. ON CLIMB OUT THE PILOT EXPLAINED THAT THE ENGINE CHANGED TONE AND BECAME LABORED. HE TURNED LEFT TO TRY AND MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT. ONCE HE DETERMINED THAT HE WASNT GOING TO MAKE IT BACK TO RUNWAY HE LANDED IN A FIELD SHORT OF RUNWAY. DURING LANDING HE HIT AN IRRIGATION DITCH WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT POLSON MT, ON JUNE 6, 2014 AT 1230 MST

## 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 WPR14LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA232), Jun 6, 2014: Cessna 150F (N3376B), Ronan, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to insufficient evidence.

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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