# Accident 20161008017609A: Cessna 150M, Beasley, TX, October 8, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2016, 18:50 local time
- Place: Beasley, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4453° N, 95.9644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4453&lon=-95.9644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704LE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704LE-2018-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 165 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161008017609A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND QUIT MAKING POWER. PILOT STATED HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN OPEN FIELD.  THE FIELD WAS FRESHLY PLOWED. UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR CAUGHT IN THE SOFT DIRT AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS TOP. THE PROPELLER WAS BENT BACKWARDS. RUDDER AND TAIL FIN BENT, BOTH WINGS WERE BENT FROM ROLL OVER.  THE FIREWALL APPEARS TO HAVE DAMAGE FROM IMPACT. NOSE GEAR BENT BACKWARDS FROM IMPACT.

## 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 CEN17LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA014), Oct 8, 2016: Cessna 150M (N704LE), Beasley, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve being stuck in the “full open” position due to carbon deposits, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N704LE (2)

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

- [Incident 19910903045329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910903045329I), Sep 3, 1991: Cessna 150M (N704LE), Creve Coeur, MO. Engine lost partial power on takeoff. Used carburetor heat and recovered briefly. Elected to land off airport.
- [Incident 19890706053979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890706053979I), Jul 6, 1989: Cessna 150M (N704LE), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Landed 30 feet off side of runway on a night landing using reflector boards. Engine mount damaged.

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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