ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365450
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| Date: | Saturday 13 April 1991 |
| Time: | 17:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7919F |
| MSN: | 15064019 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4100 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Whiteville, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Whiteville, NC (KCPC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT PLANNED TO FLY OVER HIS GRANDMOTHER'S FARM. HE HAD MADE ABOUT THREE CIRCLES AROUND HER HOUSE WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN 'SPUTTERING.' HE ADJUSTED THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE FLIGHT REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT KNOB WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. AN ENGINE RUN REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE TEMPERATURE/DEW POINT SPREAD AT THE TIME WAS 70/55 DEG, WHICH REPRESENTS CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR CARBURETOR ICING.
Probable Cause: CARBURETOR ICE DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL91LA081
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 10:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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