# Accident 20241026017639A: Cessna 150H, St.Agatha, ME, October 26, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2024, 10:58 local time
- Place: St.Agatha, ME
- Airport: Northern Aroostook Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2071° N, 68.2727° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2071&lon=-68.2727&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22197, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22197) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241026017639A

## Narrative

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

PIC EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD IN THE VICINITY OF ST AGATHA, MAINE DUE TO A REDUCTION OF ENGINE POWER AT CRUISE ALTITUDE.

## 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 ERA25LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA028), Oct 26, 2024: Cessna 150 (N22197), St. Agatha, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice as a result of the pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat while operating in environmental conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N22197 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910822040609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822040609A), Aug 22, 1991: Cessna 150H (N22197), Ashland, ME, Substantial damage. Took off from rough strip. Dragged through tree top. Aborted,clearing trees and nosed over in soft field landing.

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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