# Accident 20241204019079A: Cessna 150L, Molalla, OR, December 4, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2024, 14:05 local time
- Place: Molalla, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0360° N, 122.4507° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0360&lon=-122.4507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5330Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5330Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 412 total, 10 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241204019079A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT INTENDED TO FLY FROM 7S3 TO KBDN. THE PILOT STATED DURING THE PREFLIGHT ENGINE RUN UP THE CARB HEATER APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED 7S3 AT APPROX 1330. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTICED AN ENGINE VIBRATION AND DROP IN ENGINE RPM AT APPROXIMATELY 7900 MSL NEAR THE CITY OF MOLALLA, OR. DESPITE ALREADY HAVING CARB HEAT ON AND FOLLOWING THE ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST, THE ENGINE ROUGHNESS WORSENED AND RPM DROPPED FURTHER. ATTEMPTS TO STABILIZE THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, AND THE PILOT STATED HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON 121.5. THE PILOT SELECTED A DIRT ROAD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, UPON LANDING, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE CAUSING IT TO SPIN 180 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO REST.

## 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 WPR25LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA054), Dec 4, 2024: Cessna 150L (N5330Q), Glen Avon, OR, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N5330Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19760717022939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760717022939A), Jul 17, 1976: Cessna 150L (N5330Q), Novato, CA, Substantial damage

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.