# Accident 20140922016349A: Cessna 150J, Lannon, WI, September 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2014, 11:08 local time
- Place: Lannon, WI
- Airport: Capital Drive Brookfield
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0903° N, 88.1781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0903&lon=-88.1781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50889, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50889-2018-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,054 total, 1,048 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA515) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140922016349A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 AT 11:08 CDST THE PILOT OF A CESSNA, 150J, N50889, IMPACTED THE TREES NEAR THE BUG LINE BICYCLE PATH IN THE TOWN OF LANNON, WISCONSIN DUE TO THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

THE PILOT CALLED AND STATED THAT HE HAD CHANGED THE OIL ON THE WEEKEND BUT FAILED TO PUT IN THE NEW OIL.  OPERATION OF THE ENGINE WITH NO OIL CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL.

## 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 CEN14CA515](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA515), Sep 22, 2014: Cessna 150J (N50889), Brookfield, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate maintenance and preflight of the airplane which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to oil starvation.

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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