- Date
- December 4, 2024, 14:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place
- Glen Avon, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5330QCessna 150L
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class
- Class 3
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20241204019079A
- Case key
- 199386
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Preliminary report
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On December 4, 2024, about 1420 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 150L, N5330Q, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Glen Avon, Oregon. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that he was on the return leg of a cross-country flight to Bend Municipal Airport (KBDN), Bend, Oregon. About 20 miles into the trip, at an altitude of about 8,000 feet mean sea level (msl), the engine started to run rough. The pilot applied carburetor heat, but the engine continued to run rough. The pilot then verified that the magnetos were on BOTH, that the mixture was full RICH, and closed carburetor heat. The engine continued to run rough, and the pilot declared an emergency as the airplane was unable to maintain altitude in mountainous terrain. The pilot initiated a forced landing to a logging road. Subsequently, the airplane struck trees and sustained damage to both wings. The airplane was recovered to a secure facility for further examination.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5330Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15073230
- Built
- 1972
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bend Aircraft Mechanics LLC
- Registered owner
- Bend Aircraft Mechanics LLC
- Departed
- 7S3 · Hillsboro, OR
- Destination
- KBDN · Bend, OR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.27 inHg
- Observed at
- KUAO, 19 nm away
- METAR
- KUAO 042153Z 11005KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP252 T00500011
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5330Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.