# Accident 19880617023299A: Cessna STC150, Jackson, MI, June 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1988, 20:00 local time
- Place: Jackson, MI
- Airport: Jackson County-Reynolds Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2699° N, 84.4102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2699&lon=-84.4102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5810E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5810E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC150
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 485 total, 200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEC03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880617023299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON POWER APPLICATION ON APPROACH TO LAND. NOSED OVER LANDING IN DRY SWAMP. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88DEC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEC03), Jun 18, 1988: Cessna 150 (N5810E), Jackson, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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