ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365969
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| Date: | Friday 9 November 1990 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | State Aerial Farm Statistics |
| Registration: | N757FW |
| MSN: | 15279714 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Zanesville, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Newark, NJ (KEWR) |
| Port Columbus, OH | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS CRUISING ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN IN AND OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT 6000 FT WITH AN OAT OF 2 TO 3 DEG C. THE ENGINE STARTED SURGING AND THEN LOST POWER. THE CONTROLLER ATTEMPTED TO RADAR VECTOR THE FLIGHT TO AN AIRPORT; HOWEVER, THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER DUE TO THE SOFT LANDING SURFACE. NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE-EXISTING FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CARBURETOR ICING (WEATHER) CONDITIONS AND SOFT TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA041
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 August 1992 | N757FW | Private | 0 | Xenia, IL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 16:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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