NTSB CEN22LA125 — 2022-02-09 · Burleson, Texas, United States

Current FAA registration · N11373

Make / Model: CESSNA 150L
Year of manufacture: 1973 · 49 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19731102
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A03AC1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N11373 Cessna 150L None

Probable cause & findings

The student pilot accidentally pulling the mixture control in the landing pattern which resulted in a loss of engine power and forced landing.

Factual narrative

The student pilot reported that he did two successful touch and go landings with his instructor pilot, after which, the instructor got out of the airplane and the student pilot took off solo to practice in the landing pattern. While on downwind in the pattern, the student pilot accidentally pulled the mixture knob and the engine quit. The student pilot attempted to restart the engine but was not successful. He tried to land the airplane in a nearby field but contacted a stand of trees and impacted the ground nearly vertical. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and forward fuselage. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Use of equip/system-Student/instructed pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_CEN22LA125.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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