NTSB investigations: Cessna 150L
19 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 150L, where the sequence of events included Loss of engine power (total). Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071826')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s.\"tier2Number\" = '341' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE \"isDefiningEvent\")))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071826')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '341' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
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NTSB CEN25LA057Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150L · Meridian, MSThe pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate verification of his student’s preflight planning.NTSB CEN23LA040Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150L · Cypress, TXFailure of the engine exhaust valve during cruise flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a forced landing.NTSB ANC20CA016Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Big Lake, AKThe pilot's failure to apply full carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power, a forced landing, and impact with a tree.NTSB GAA18CA514Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Eldorado, TXThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR18LA193Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Ontario, ORA total loss of engine power during final approach for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB WPR18LA056Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150L · Perris, CAThe presence of debris in the carburetor and blockage of the fuel delivery system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the lack of maintenance to the carburetor.NTSB CEN16LA306Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Russellville, OHA partial loss of engine power due to a fatigue crack of the No. 2 cylinder cooling fin, which resulted in failure of the No. 2 cylinder.NTSB ERA16LA235Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Peachtree City, GAThe fatigue failure of the No. 3 cylinder exhaust valve, which resulted in a total loss of engine power at low altitude after takeoff.NTSB ERA14LA411Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Creedmoor, NCThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment due to alcohol ingestion.NTSB CEN14LA094Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Gladewater, TXThe loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB ERA14LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Hopewell, ALA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and preflight and inflight fuel planning that did not account for increased headwind.NTSB ANC13FA084Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Anchorage, AKA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a low fuel state and a nose-high attitude during a go-around, which unported the fuel tank feed line, and the pilot's decision to make a low-altitude turn back to the airport, which resulted in an…NTSB CEN12LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Vidalia, LAA total loss of engine power likely due to carburetor ice.NTSB CEN11LA182Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Trenton, MIThe loss of preload torque on a connecting rod nut and bolt, which precipitated a separation of the connecting rod from the engine's crankshaft and resulted in the total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN11CA221Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150L · Gonzales, LAThe flight instructor's failure to monitor the available fuel supply, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA10LA184Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Lake Alfred, FLA loss of engine power during the landing approach for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA10LA084Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Hillsboro Beach, FLA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN09CA092Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Auxvasse, MOthe pilot's improper engine recovery procedures after a power-off stall which resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper off-field landing procedures, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB CHI08LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Summerville, SCA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.