# Accident 20210330021939A: Cessna 150L, Hardwick Twp., NJ, March 30, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2021, 14:35 local time
- Place: Hardwick Twp., NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9904° N, 74.9466° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9904&lon=-74.9466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6544G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6544G-2022-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210330021939A

## Narrative

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

LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER WAS IN FUEL TANKS. WATER WAS NOT DETECTED IN GASCOLATOR OR WHEN SUMPS WERE DRAINED PRIOR TO FLIGHT. ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RUN AT TAKEOFF POWER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE FLIGHT WITH NO ISSUES. PILOT TOOK OFF AND APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES INTO FLIGHT ENGINE WAS SURGING AND THEN CUT OFF. SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART ENGINE WERE MADE. AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO LAND. DURING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SMALL GROUP OF TREES.

## 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 ERA21LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA169), Mar 30, 2021: Cessna 150L (N6544G), Hardwick Township, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate prefight inspection, during which he failed to detect water contamination in the fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N6544G (4)

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

- [Accident 19920215004601A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920215004601A), Feb 15, 1992: Cessna 150L (N6544G), Sanford, ME, Substantial damage. Turning onto runway for takeoff was struck by N64147 that was back taxiing on runway and failed to note traffic.
- [Accident 19911018050809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911018050809A), Oct 18, 1991: Cessna 150L (N6544G), Sanford, ME, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll. Bolt had broken due fatigue. Wheel cocked in fork. Fork hit runway.
- [Incident 19890530029389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530029389I), May 30, 1989: Cessna 150L (N6544G), Woodruff, SC. Experienced total loss of engine power. Landed in a field. Cause determined to be contaminated fuel.
- [Incident 19790911035099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790911035099I), Sep 11, 1979: Cessna 150L (N6544G), Sikeston, MO, Minor damage. Student pilot on solo crosscountry lost navaid signal. Became lost, made precautionary landing in field. Overshoot.

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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