ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368955
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| Date: | Sunday 9 April 1989 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Training |
| Registration: | N4602L |
| MSN: | 15284191 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Taft, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hayward, CA (KHWD) |
| San Diego, CA (KMYF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING ON A DRY LAKE BED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED WITH NO MECHANICAL OR MALFUNCTIONS NOTED. THE ENGINE WAS ALSO STARTED AND WAS FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY. SURFACE TEMP WAS REPORTED AS 77 DEGS AND DEWPOINT WAS 53 DEGS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOTS IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT IN WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH WERE CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX89LA154
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 April 1985 | N4602L | Private | 0 | Lower Lake, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 09:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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