# Accident 20250216005049A: Cessna 150J, Minersville, UT, February 16, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2025, 13:20 local time
- Place: Minersville, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2200° N, 112.9900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2200&lon=-112.9900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151GW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151GW) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250216005049A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION, SECONDS LATER A PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED ABOUT ELEVEN INCHES FROM THE HUB CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE RESULT WAS AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. THE PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES.

AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE PROPER AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION AND CURRENT INSPECTION STATUS. PILOT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE THE CORRECT CERTIFICATION.

## 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 WPR25LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA096), Feb 16, 2025: Cessna 150J (N151GW), Minersville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the propeller blade due to fatigue that originated from an impact pit sustained at an unknown time. Contributing to the accident was the failure of unknown maintenance personnel to…

## Other reports on N151GW (1)

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

- [Incident 20080816848659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080816848659I), Aug 16, 2008: Cessna 150J (N151GW), Eureka, NV, Minor damage. (-23) During a telephone interview conducted on 8-22-2008 with the student pilot who stated he was too fast for the approach, the pilot attempting to complete…

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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