# Accident 20150928017979A: Cessna 150F, Port Townsend, WA, September 28, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2015, 13:20 local time
- Place: Port Townsend, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0653° N, 122.8406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0653&lon=-122.8406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8529G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8529G-2018-06-08) (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-A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150928017979A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM ITS HOME BASE AT SKAGIT REGIONAL AIRPORT, (BVS). THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED AT JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT, (OS9). UPON TAKEOFF FROM OS9 WITNESSES STATED THAT AT ABOUT 300 TO 350 FEET AGL THE ENGINE SOUND ABRUPTLY CUT AND THERE WAS A LOUD BACKFIRE. TWO DISTINCT IMPACT SOUNDS WERE HEARD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHIN THE GROUNDS OF THE DISCOVERY BAY GOLF COURSE IMPACTING A TREE IN THE "ROUGH" AREA OF THE COURSE IN HEAVY BRUSH. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE NOSE, FORWARD FUSELAGE AND WINGS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED.

## 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 WPR15FA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA268), Sep 28, 2015: Cessna 150F (N8529G), Port Townsend, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the mechanic's inadequate tightening of the crankshaft gear retaining bolts during an engine overhaul, which resulted in fatigue failure of the bolts and the…

## Other reports on N8529G (1)

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

- [Accident 19790303004019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303004019A), Mar 3, 1979: Cessna 150F (N8529G), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot put two passengers in the aircraft and hand propped the aircraft. Engine started. Hit parked aircraft.

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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