ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361931
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| Date: | Sunday 6 June 1993 |
| Time: | 22:11 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150J |
| Owner/operator: | Horizon Helicopter |
| Registration: | N60186 |
| MSN: | 15070132 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4786 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Caldwell, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KCDW) |
| (KCDW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN APPROXIMATELY ALTITUDE OF 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN AND NO DISCREPANCIES WHERE FOUND. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE WAS 55 DEGREES F AND THE DEW POINT WAS 51 DEGREES F. A CHART SHOWING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR CARBURETOR ICING SHOWED THAT FOR A TEMPERATURE OF 55 DEGREES AND A DEW POINT OF 51 DEGREES, '...SERIOUS ICING CLIMB POWER...'
Probable Cause: THE COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS A RESULT OF CARBURETOR ICING, THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING AND IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC93LA104
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 15:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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