ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367960
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| Date: | Sunday 24 September 1989 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Calmo Flying Club |
| Registration: | N63091 |
| MSN: | 15077100 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2200 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | California, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Quincy, IL (KUIN) |
| California, MO (80K) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING A NORMAL DESCENT TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AN EMERG LANDING WAS MADE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS, OR EVIDENCE OF FUEL EXHAUSTION. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE CONDUCIVE FOR THE PROBABILITY OF CARBURETOR ICING ACCORDING TO THE 'ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS'.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89LA199
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 September 1980 | N63093 | 1 | San Fernando, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 20:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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