# Accident 20240611021479A: Cessna 150M, Welton, AZ, June 11, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2024, 12:50 local time
- Place: Welton, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7852° N, 113.9464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7852&lon=-113.9464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3156V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3156V) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 694 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240611021479A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 11, 2024, AT 1250 MST, A CESSNA MODEL 150M, A SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM KNYL TO KCHD NEAR WELTON AZ, UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES WHEN THE PIC EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED. THE PIC TURNED TOWARD AN AIRFIELD, AZ06, AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE AIRCRAFT, ALL UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PIC NOTICED THAT THE PROPELLER WAS NOT WINDMILLING.  REALIZING THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE INTENDED AIRPORT, THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A FARM FIELD BUT DUE TO RAPIDLY RAPID ALTITUDE LOSS, THE PIC ENDED UP LANDING IN THE DESERT AND HIT SEVERAL TREES. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR24LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA194), Jun 11, 2024: Cessna 150M (N3156V), Roll, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the No. 2 intake valve due to inadequate seating, which resulted from valve guide-to-seat misalignment and associated wear.

## Other reports on N3156V (1)

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

- [Accident 19750413009169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750413009169A), Apr 13, 1975: Cessna 150M (N3156V), New London, PA, Substantial damage. Hi sink rate ctctd rwy nose wheel first.

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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