# Incident 20210815014349I: Cessna 150H, Heavener, OK, August 15, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2021, 16:15 local time
- Place: Heavener, OK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7767° N, 94.5156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7767&lon=-94.5156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50055, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50055-2022-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA408) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210815014349I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUSE FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING. PILOT APPLIED CORRECTIVE ACTION TO REGAIN PROPER ENGINE OPERATION.  AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED IN AIR. PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID POWER LINES. HE LANDED IN A FIELD. DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SMALL TREE ON THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND WING CAUSING DENTING OF THE LEADING EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON ITS LANDING GEAR WITH OUT ANY FURTHER DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. ASSOCIATED SAS TASK T-SW15-FY21-1725 AND SAS TASK SW15202200165

## 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 CEN21LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA408), Aug 15, 2021: Cessna 150 (N50055), Heavener, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve for reasons that could not be determined.

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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