# Accident 20221111020529A: Cessna 150G, Star Valley, AZ, November 11, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2022, 14:30 local time
- Place: Star Valley, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Deer Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4457° N, 111.0663° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4457&lon=-111.0663&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3131J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3131J-2024-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,340 total, 1,021 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221111020529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE RPM AND WAS DESCENDING PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD, IMPACTED TREES AND SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. DURING INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, FOUND THE #1 CYL DAMAGED AND THE EXHAUST VALVE BROKEN AND IMBEDED IN THE PISTON HEAD.

## 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 WPR23LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA031), Nov 11, 2022: Cessna 150G (N3131J), Star Valley, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 1 cylinder exhaust or intake valve which resulted in the partial loss of engine power and subsequent impact with terrain.

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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