# Accident 20211003017409A: Cessna A150M, Oxford, NC, October 3, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2021, 13:13 local time
- Place: Oxford, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3611° N, 78.5298° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3611&lon=-78.5298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7333A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7333A-2023-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150M (registry code 2071831, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211003017409A

## Narrative

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

AS REPORTED BY PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ON OCTOBER 3, 2021 CESSNA 150M, N7333A, WAS PERFORMING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION NEAR OXFORD NC. A SIMULATED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT EXAMPLE WAS REQUESTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR. THE STUDENT MOVED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. THEN THE STUDENT STATED TO THE INSTRUCTOR, YOUR AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN RESUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT AND IT APPEARED, THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. THE PILOT SCANNED THE SURROUNDINGS AND DECIDED TO LAND IN A CLEAR FIELD. DURING THE DECENT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN POWER WITH NO SUCCESS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE SELECTED CLEARED FIELD AND ROLLED TOWARDS A SLIGHTLY ELEVATED SERVICE ROAD IN THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE ROAD AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT UPON CONTACT, ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER, TAIL OVER FUSELAGE DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 ERA22LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA002), Oct 3, 2021: Cessna 150 (N7333A), Oxford, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.

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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