ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202162
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 April 1999 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Britannia Flight Center, Inc. |
| Registration: | N66560 |
| MSN: | 15076124 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3746 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | S. ROCKLEDGE, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Winter Park, FL (KGIF) |
| Merritt Island, FL (COI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot stated he was nearing his destination on the first leg of his solo cross-country, still in cruise flight, when the engine suddenly lost power. He stated that he performed the procedures for engine failure, but does not remember using carburetor heat. He did not regain engine power, and was forced to make an emergency landing in a residential area, sustaining minor injuries and substantially damaging the airplane. Examination of the aircraft, engine, fuel system, and all components by an FAA inspector revealed no failures or malfunctions. The temperature and dew point reported by a station 15 miles from the accident would have put this flight within the region labeled, 'visible icing at glide and cruise power' using carburetor icing probability charts.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat during carburetor icing conditions and the subsequent emergency landing to unsuitable terrain and collision with a tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA99LA135
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2017 12:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 08-Apr-2024 06:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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