# Accident 20201106020539A: Cessna 150F, Chandler, AZ, November 6, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2020, 08:05 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2689° N, 111.8097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2689&lon=-111.8097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8700G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8700G-2023-01-19) (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 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201106020539A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 06, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 08:06 MST, A CESSNA AIRCRAFT N8700G, MODEL 150F, SERIAL NUMBER 15062800, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE INFLIGHT, WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING AT CHANDLER, ARIZONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT UNDER DAY, VFR CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED OFF THE RUNWAY NEAR THE HELICOPTER LANDING PADS AND TRAVELED INTO A SMALL, DRY DITCH CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS TOP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE INVERTED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, PASSENGER OR ANY GROUND CREW PERSONNEL.

## 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 WPR21LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA038), Nov 6, 2020: Cessna 150F (N8700G), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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