# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150F: Loss of engine power NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB ATL03LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA048.md): Cessna 150F · Rome, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 2003 · N8115F · Substantial damage > The maintenance personnel failure to secure the throttle linkage during the installation of the carburetor that resulted in the loss of engine power. - [NTSB FTW02LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA248.md): Cessna 150F · Deming, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 2002 · N8351G · Substantial damage > The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice as a result of the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat. A contributing factor was the weather conducive to carburetor icing conditions. - [NTSB CHI02LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA190.md): Cessna 150F · Ft. Wayne, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2002 · N8798S · Substantial damage > The corroded throttle cable resulting in a loss of engine power. Factors were the inadequate annual inspection, the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing, the ditch, and the fence. - [NTSB FTW00LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA248.md): Cessna 150F · Guthrie, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 2000 · N8783S · Substantial damage > The partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB LAX00LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA081.md): Cessna 150F · Windsor, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 29, 2000 · N8281F · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning in that he did not perform a fuel calculation, and his failure to verify the fuel quantity on board the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent collision with the ground. - [NTSB ANC99LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA034.md): Cessna 150 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1999 · N8620S · Substantial damage > The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. - [NTSB MIA96LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA214.md): Cessna 150F · Plant City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1996 · N7053F · Substantial damage > a loss of engine power due to fuel contamination, resulting in a forced landing, and subsequent nose over. A factor in this accident was an inadequate aircraft pre-flight - [NTSB FTW93LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA004.md): Cessna 150F · Hughes, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1992 · N8119F · Substantial damage > The loss of control during the landing roll. A factor was the partial loss of engine power. - [NTSB MKC89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA076.md): Cessna 150 · Monroe City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 1989 · N8079S · Substantial damage > Fuel contamination and the pilot's failure to comply with a maintenance AD. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's operation of the airplane with a known deficiency. - [NTSB DEN88LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA198.md): Cessna 150F · Peyton, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1988 · N6737F · Substantial damage - [NTSB FTW88LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA126.md): Cessna 150F · Temple, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1988 · N8979S · Substantial damage > After the descent, the pilot applied power and the engine started running rough. The pilot was able to get the engine running at full power within several minutes but it quit completely approximately 3 to 4 miles from the airport. The airplane was landed in… - [NTSB MKC88LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA115.md): Cessna 150 · Trousdale, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1988 · N6525F · Substantial damage > During a cross country personal flight, the PIC noticed an excessively high oil temperature. He said he enriched the fuel mixture, and when that failed to cool the engine, he reversed his course back to his departure apt. Shortly after his reversal of course,… - [NTSB NYC88LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA144.md): Cessna 150F · West Chester, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 1988 · N8154S · Substantial damage > The pilot preflighted the aircraft and performed a runup before takeoff. The flight departed from runway 27. When the aircraft reached about 200 feet, the engine experienced a power loss and altitude could not be maintained. The pilot elected to land in a… - [NTSB NYC88LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA025.md): Cessna 150 · Millbrook, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 1987 · N8362G · Substantial damage > The aircraft had just become airborne when power fluctuation occurred. On the second power loss, carburetor heat was applied but the engine lost power completely. The instructor pilot was making a turn back towards the airport when the wing contacted trees… - [NTSB LAX86LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA272.md): Cessna 150 · Hesperia, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1986 · N8729S · Substantial damage > The student pilot and passenger departed carble airport (ccb), upland, CA, on a visual flight rules personal flight to bullhead city, Arizona. The student plt reported while approaching Hesperia, CA at about 7,500 ft m.s.l. the engine began to experience an… - [NTSB FTW86LPJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LPJ04.md): Cessna 150F · Tulsa, OK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Dec 26, 1985 · N8535G · Substantial damage > The acft nosed over during a forced landing following a loss of pwr. The plt stated 'quite abit' of water was drained from the fuel system during preflight. Aprx 10 to 15 minutes after takeoff the eng began to sputter and eventually quit. The nose wheel… - [NTSB FTW84LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA177.md): Cessna 150F · Pearland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 1984 · N8222S · Substantial damage > During takeoff, the engine lost power at about 150 feet AGL while the aircraft was climbing. The pilot made an emergency landing in a field 1/2 mile from the airport. The engine was later test run and no malfunctons noted that would account for the power loss. ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql 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 ('2071814') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 350)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071814&occurrence=350 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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