# Accident 20190606006019A: Cessna 150F, Davis, CA, June 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2019, 19:30 local time
- Place: Davis, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5253° N, 121.7039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5253&lon=-121.7039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6617F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6617F-2020-07-10) (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 0-200A SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190606006019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED HE WAS PRACTICING INFLIGHT ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES. WHEN HE POWERED BACK UP THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED, CAME BACK TO LIFE THEN QUIT. PILOT THEN INITIATED EMERGENCY ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES TO NO AVAIL. PILOT THEN LANDED IN A PLOWED FARM FIELD THEN FLIPPED, 2OB NO INJURIES. COULD NOT REMOVE A FUEL SAMPLE AS AIRCRAFT WAS UPSIDE DOWN. WILL AMEND AS MORE DETAILS EMERGE WITH CAUSE.

## 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 WPR19LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA160), Jun 7, 2019: Cessna 150 (N6617F), Davis City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to…

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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