ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355318
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| Date: | Sunday 31 August 1997 |
| Time: | 08:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150J |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N60200 |
| MSN: | 15070141 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Romeo, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Shelby Township, MI |
| (D98) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that when he was turning final for landing, a complete power loss occurred. Also, he said that trees on the approach prevented him from landing on the runway. Subsequently, the airplane was substantially damaged during a forced landing in a corn field. At the time of the accident, visibility was restricted by fog. About thirty minutes after the accident, at an airport 20 miles to the west-southwest of the accident site, the temperature/dew point spread was one degree (62F/61F). According to an icing 'probability' chart, conditions were conducive for carburetor ice. The pilot said he thought he had used the carburetor heat during the flight, but was unable to recall the position of the carburetor heat at the time the engine suffered the loss of power. An examination of the airplane after the accident failed to reveal any preexisting anomalies.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor ice and loss of engine power. Factors relating to the accident were: carburetor icing conditions, and the crop (corn) in the emergency landing area.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97LA276
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 10:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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