ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370909
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| Date: | Friday 17 June 1988 |
| Time: | 21:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Mark Arnold Brusseau |
| Registration: | N5810E |
| MSN: | 17310 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4043 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jackson, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | South Bend, IN (KSBN) |
| Jackson, MI (KJXN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER A ONE HOUR X-COUNTRY FLT, THE PLT NOTICED THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE DROPPING AS HE NEARED HIS DESTINATION. THE PLT MADE A DESCENT AND REPORTED A THREE MILE FINAL TO LAND. THE ENG QUIT WHEN THE PLT PUT THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO RICH. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENG TO NO AVAIL AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A DRIED UP SWAMP WHERE THE ACFT NOSED OVER. CARBURETOR ICE PROBABILITY CHARTS SHOW THAT CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE TO THE FORMATION OF MODERATE CARB ICE DURING CRUISE AND SERIOUS CARB ICE DURING GLIDE. TEMP WAS 76 DEGS/ DEWPOINT WAS 51 DEGS. THE ENG OPERATED NORMALLY DURING POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION.
Probable Cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI88DEC03
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2024 16:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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