# Accident 20160227002319A: Cessna 150L, Gettsyburg, PA, February 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2016, 11:35 local time
- Place: Gettsyburg, PA
- Airport: Gettysburg Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8414° N, 77.2747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8414&lon=-77.2747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N976HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N976HB-2019-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,365 total, 2,365 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160227002319A

## Narrative

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

NORMAL TAKE-OFF FROM W05 RUNWAY 24, NORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS AT 2400 RPM'S DURING TAKE-OFF. AT 800 FEET AGL RPM'S DROPPED TO 1700. CARBURETOR HEAT HAD NO EFFECT. PILOT SELECTED A FIELD SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT TO LAND. LANDING GEAR CAUGHT THE TREE TOPS BEFORE HE COULD MAKE THE FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE TOP OF THE TREES. AIRCRAFT RECOVERED AT W05. PILOT MEASURED FUEL AT 7 GALLONS TOTAL PRIOR TO FLIGHT. NO RECENT MAINTENANCE. AIRPORT MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF RUNWAY AFTER EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTED AND FOUND A FUEL CAP APPROX 50 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA16LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA116), Feb 27, 2016: Cessna 150L (N976HB), Gettysburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons because examination of the engine and a successful test-run did not reveal any anomalies that would preclude normal…

## Other reports on N976HB (1)

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

- [Accident 20091109050989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091109050989A), Nov 9, 2009: Cessna 150L (N976HB), Thomasville, PA, No damage. Pilot walked into rotating propeller arc and received serious injury to left arm, after using ground vehicle battery to assist with aircraft engine start.

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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