# NTSB SEA00LA122: Cessna 150L, N6875G, Nampa, ID, July 3, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 3, 2000, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Nampa, ID - Coordinates: 43.600807, -116.540527 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6008&lon=-116.5405&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 9, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49604 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA00LA122 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49604/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA122 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper use of the mixture control. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - mixture - improper use of, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot reported that she leaned the mixture prior to takeoff. Shortly after departure, during the climb, the pilot readjusted the mixture (aft) due to poor aircraft performance. Shortly after readjusting the mixture, the engine began to run rough and eventually quit. The pilot initiated a forced landing to an open field near the airport. During the landing roll, the aircraft's nose gear collapsed. Substantial damage was reported to the aircraft's left wing, left aileron and firewall. The density altitude at Nampa Airport, during the same timeframe as the accident, was approximately 3,890 feet. ## Factual narrative On July 3, 2000, about 1300 mountain daylight time (MDT), a Cessna 150L, N6875G, registered to and operated by Flight Quest, was substantially damaged during an off airport forced landing following a loss of engine power. The accident occurred in an open field near Nampa, Idaho. The student pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft was uninjured. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local 14CFR91 instructional flight. The flight originated from Nampa Municipal Airport (field elevation 2,573 feet above mean sea level) approximately 5 minutes prior to the accident. There was no fire and no report of ELT activation. The pilot reported that she leaned the mixture prior to takeoff. Shortly after departure, during the climb, the pilot readjusted the mixture (aft) due to poor engine performance. Shortly after readjusting the mixture, the engine began to run rough and eventually quit. The pilot initiated a forced landing to an open field near the airport. During the landing roll, the aircraft's nose gear collapsed. Substantial damage was reported to the aircraft's left wing, left aileron and firewall. At 1353 MDT, the surface observation for Caldwell, Idaho, five miles northwest of Nampa, reported winds from 310 degrees at 7 knots; temperature 22 degrees Celsius; altimeter setting 29.88 inches of mercury. The owner's manual for the aircraft (section 2) states, "Prior to take-off from fields above 5,000 feet elevation, the mixture should be leaned to give maximum RPM [rotations per minute] in a full-throttle, static run up." The density altitude at Nampa Airport, during the same timeframe as the accident, was approximately 3,890 feet. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6875G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6875G), registered now, S/N 15072375, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150L - Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15072375 - Airframe hours: 7239 - Engines: Continental O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Flight Quest - Registered owner: George R. Crowe - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 26, 2000, 123 hours before - Departed: S67, NAMPA, ID ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 53 total, 53 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: EUL, 1 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000703012709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000703012709A), Jul 3, 2000: Cessna 150L, Nampa, ID, No damage. (-23) The student pilot began leaning mixture during take off climb causing the engine to quit. The a/c was landed in field and sustained substantial damage… From the NTSB's public API. 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