# Accident 20241021016859A: Cessna 150J, Augusta Twp, MI, October 21, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2024, 16:00 local time
- Place: Augusta Twp, MI
- Airport: Belleville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1741° N, 83.5455° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1741&lon=-83.5455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51046, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51046) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 626 total, 500 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241021016859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW AN UNSTABILIZED APPROACH, FAILED TO GO AROUND, LANDED LONG AND FAILED TO STOP IN SUFFICIENT DISTANCE.  OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND HIT TREES.  SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROP, COWLING, AND WINGS.

## 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 CEN25LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA026), Oct 21, 2024: Cessna 150 (N51046), Willis, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a stabilized approach, that resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent collision with trees. Contributing to the accident, was the pilot’s decision to attempt to…

## Other reports on N51046 (1)

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

- [Accident 19811001064559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811001064559A), Oct 1, 1981: Cessna 150J (N51046), Waukesha, WI, Substantial damage. High final. Applied full flap. Became too low. Believed engine quit due to slow forward speed. Crashed off airport.

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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