# Accident 20211104020799A: Cessna 150M, Margarettsville, NC, November 4, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2021, 19:30 local time
- Place: Margarettsville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5328° N, 77.3473° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5328&lon=-77.3473&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704HQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704HQ-2025-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 642 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211104020799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF N704HQ WAS ON APPROACH ON A FLIGHT FROM ST AUGUSTINE, FL (KSGJ) TO EMPORIUM, NC (KEMV). AT 1600' MSL THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT AIMED TOWARDS A ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A TREE CANOPY.

## 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 ERA22LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA046), Nov 4, 2021: Cessna 150M (N704HQ), Margarettsville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed application of carburetor heat during the descent, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N704HQ (1)

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

- [Incident 20150129000989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150129000989I), Jan 29, 2015: Cessna 150M (N704HQ), West Milford, NJ, Minor damage. On 1/29/2015 at approximately 1250 local, N704HQ, a Cessna C150M aircraft experienced engine problems while enroute from mgj to N07. Pilot made emergency…

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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