# Accident 20160804013159A: Cessna 150L, Russellville, OH, August 4, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2016, 20:00 local time
- Place: Russellville, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8819° N, 83.8828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8819&lon=-83.8828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10770, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10770-2020-05-29) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 225 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160804013159A

## Narrative

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

AUGUST 4TH, 2016, 19:45PM EASTERN TIME, THE PILOT, ALONG WITH ONE PASSENGER,  TOOK OFF FROM KGEO ON RUNWAY 18 HEADING SOUTH BOUND ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY, 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, AROUND THE RUSSELLVILLE OHIO AREA, THE PILOT HEARD AND FELT A LOUD BANG FROM UNDER THE ENGINE COVERING (COWLING). HE  TRIED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WHILE TURNING BACK TO KGEO.  AFTER 5-10 SECONDS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NO LONGER PRODUCING POWER. HE THEN PICKED THE CLOSEST, SAFEST FIELD TO LAND. AT 20:04 PM, HE LANDED IN SOY BEAN FIELD.  WHEN LANDING, HIS NOSEWHEEL STRUCK AN UNSEEN DRAINAGE DITCH IN THE FIELD WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ON ITS TOP.

(REVIEWED BY FLM BAM ON 09/09/16)

## 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 CEN16LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA306), Aug 5, 2016: Cessna 150L (N10770), Russellville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a fatigue crack of the No. 2 cylinder cooling fin, which resulted in failure of the No. 2 cylinder.

## Other reports on N10770 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750518019179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750518019179A), May 18, 1975: Cessna 150L (N10770), Versailles, KY, Substantial damage. Struck wires EST svl hundred feet abv river. Rtrnd to arpt lndd ok.

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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