# Accident 20200620010979A: Cessna 150J, Millersport, OH, June 20, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2020, 18:54 local time
- Place: Millersport, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8992° N, 82.5528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8992&lon=-82.5528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51033, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51033-2021-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200620010979A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 150J N51033 BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL TO THE NORTH ON THE STUDENT PILOT?S PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. (THE GRASS STRIP IS APPROXIMATELY 1600 FEET LONG ON A NORTH SOUTH HEADING). SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF THE STUDENT PILOT NOTICED HIS ENGINE ?MISSING AND SPUTTERING?. THE STUDENT PILOT STARTED A LEFT TURN TO THE WEST TO RETURN TO HIS GRASS STRIP. HOWEVER, HIS LEFT LANDING GEAR CONTACTED ?POWER? LINES RUNNING IN AN EAST TO WEST DIRECTION ALONG STATE ROUTE 204. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN A FIELD NORTH OF STATE ROUTE 204 COMING TO REST INVERTED WITH THE NOSE POINTING IN A SOUTH EASTERLY DIRECTION LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE NORTH OF HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AND APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS WEST OF CENTERLINE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS EXTRICATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY BYSTANDERS WITH MINOR INJURIES. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 CEN20LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA239), Jun 20, 2020: Cessna 150 (N51033), Millersport, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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