# Accident 20240715008839A: Cessna 150M, Ritzville, WA, July 15, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2024, 11:45 local time
- Place: Ritzville, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1030° N, 118.3863° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1030&lon=-118.3863&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714PW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714PW-2025-12-20) (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, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 407 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240715008839A

## Narrative

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

45 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT WHILE CRUSING AT ALTITUDE 6,500FT AGL, PILOT HEARD A LOUD METAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE DECREASE IN ENGINE RPM AND ADDITIONAL RATTLING AND SHAKING. UNABLE TO MAKE THE CLOSEST AIRPORT, LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A DRY FARMER'S FIELD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.

## 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 WPR24LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA248), Jul 15, 2024: Cessna 150M (N714PW), Ritzville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s improper installation of the No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve, which allowed the valve to drop into the cylinder and resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N714PW (1)

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

- [Accident 19821118059159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821118059159A), Nov 18, 1982: Cessna 150M (N714PW), Middletown, OH, Substantial damage. Student on second solo lost control on power application during a touch and go. Ran off runway. Nosed over in mud.

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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