# Accident 20150920015859A: Cessna 150H, Eaton, NY, September 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2015, 12:51 local time
- Place: Eaton, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9064° N, 75.6622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9064&lon=-75.6622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22721, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22721-2018-12-15) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150920015859A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, WITNESSES INDICATE THAT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT, THEN RESTARTED AND AIRCRAFT GAINED ALTITUDE, THEN THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN, UPON DESENDING TOWARD A FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT SPIRALED TO THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA15FA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA362), Sep 20, 2015: Cessna 150H (N22721), Morrisville, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and her exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack, which led to an aerodynamic stall, following a total loss of engine power for reasons that…

## Other reports on N22721 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800225027279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800225027279I), Feb 25, 1980: Cessna 150H (N22721), Dummerston, VT, Minor damage. Lost directional control during takeoff in snow. Wheel possibly locked from ice formed during runup. Hit snowbank.

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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