# Accident 19890116000599A: Cessna 150M, Big Lake, AK, January 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1989, 14:15 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5450° N, 149.8180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Lake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5450&lon=-149.8180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6414K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6414K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 51 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890116000599A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON A GO AROUND FROM A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. STRUCK TREES. PILOT BLAMED 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 ANC89LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA035), Jan 16, 1989: Cessna 150 (N6414K), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES DURING THE SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE EXTREME TEMPERATURES.

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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