ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367550
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 January 1990 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation East |
| Registration: | N9241U |
| MSN: | 15078191 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Millis, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Norfolk, MA (MA07) |
| Jaffery, NH (KAFN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF AT 500 FEET AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A GRAVEL PIT. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN SATISFACTORILY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE CLOSEST RECORDED WEATHER WAS 25 MILES AWAY AND HAD A TEMPERATURE OF 28 DEGREES F AND A DEWPOINT OF 16 DEGREES F. HOWEVER THE FAA REPORTED THE DEWPOINT WAS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AIRPORT WHICH IS TYPICALLY MORE HUMID DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF PONDS AND STREAMS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT WHICH CAUSED A POWER LOSS AND A FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND THE PILOTS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA044
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 15:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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