# Accident 20150124001249A: Cessna 150E, Silver Springs, NV, January 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2015, 17:45 local time
- Place: Silver Springs, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3978° N, 119.2686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3978&lon=-119.2686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4017U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017U-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 588 total, 426 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150124001249A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) STATED TO THE RESPONDING INSPECTOR THAT N4017U HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS NEAR THE VICKS INTERSECTION LOCATED NEAR CARSON CITY, NV.  THE PIC STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO RECOVER ENGINE POWER.  THE PIC STATED AT THAT TIME HE CONSIDERED MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE DAYTON AIRPORT.  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO RECOVER ENGINE POWER HE DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO SILVER SPRINGS (SPZ). THE PILOT STATED HE WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS FOR THE SECOND TIME AND LOST ENGINE POWER AND STARTED MAKING A POWER OFF APPROACH TO KSPZ.   N4017U LANDED SHORT OF THE FIELD AND CRASHED INTO THE PARAMETER FENCING OF THE AIRPORT (SPZ).   THE RESPONDING INSPECTOR STATED HE DRAINED ONLY 2 QUARTS OF FUEL FROM THE LEFT WING SUMP AND 1 QUART OF FUEL FROM THE RIGHT WING SUMP AND NO FUEL FROM THE ENGINE FUEL STRAINER.

## 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 WPR15LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA090), Jan 25, 2015: Cessna 150E (N4017U), Silver Springs, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during a postaccident examination of the airplane.

## Other reports on N4017U (1)

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

- [Incident 19870929071899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870929071899I), Sep 29, 1987: Cessna 150E (N4017U), San Clemente Is, CA. Landed on a navy airport due to low fuel. Acquired fuel and continued over water flight.

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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