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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Littleton, MA · August 19, 2016

Date: August 19, 2016 · 13:49 local
Place: Littleton, MA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9230U
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA16LA300
Reported as: Cessna 150M
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 78 total26 in this make and model

N9230URegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2018 · Cessna 150MS/N 15078180 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 150M Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot was returning from his solo long cross country flight. 4.5 miles from minute man field the aircraft experienced a loss of power from 2500 RPM to 1300. The student pilot pushed the mixture in and applied carb heat. No change in engine performance. At approximately 800 to 1000 feet the engine stopped all together. The student pilot then landed in a field and hit a stone wall then into some trees. The aircraft was destroyed but the student pilot was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM HIS SOLO LONG CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. 4.5 MILES FROM MINUTE MAN FIELD THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER FROM 2500 RPM TO 1300. THE STUDENT PILOT PUSHED THE MIXTURE IN AND APPLIED CARB HEAT. NO CHANGE IN ENGINE PERFORMANCE. AT APPROXIMATELY 800 TO 1000 FEET THE ENGINE STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. THE STUDENT PILOT THEN LANDED IN A FIELD AND HIT A STONE WALL THEN INTO SOME TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BUT THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA16LA300Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLittleton, MAA total loss of engine power during descent for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Aug 19, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9230U · 1

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

Accident 19770208001879ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Romeo, MIFeb 8, 1977 · Substantial damage