ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137719
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 July 2011 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3050X |
| MSN: | 15064450 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3801 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crashed into Lake Huron off northern Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gouverneur, NY (K16) |
| Bad Axe, MI (BAX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was flying over water at an altitude of 3,000 feet mean sea level when the engine began to lose power. He contacted flight watch and informed them of the situation. His efforts to restart the engine by applying carburetor heat and full mixture were unsuccessul. He said that engine power was regained just prior to ditching the airplane. He exited the airplane which sank soon after contacting the water. The pilot was rescued 18 hours later. A review of the Federal Aviation Administration Carburetor Icing chart revealed the conditions were conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power. The pilot reported he did not recognize the symptoms of carburetor ice and that he should have applied the carburetor heat sooner.
Probable Cause: The pilot's delay in using carburetor heat while operating in carburetor icing conditions, resulting in carburetor ice and subsequent partial loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2011 05:44 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Jul-2011 10:46 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2011 14:42 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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