# Accident 19890924035829A: Cessna 150M, California, MO, September 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: California, MO
- Airport: Phillips Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6297° N, 92.5602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6297&lon=-92.5602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63091, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63091) (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: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890924035829A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON DESCENT TO AIRPORT. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARBURETOR ICE. ENGINE NORMAL.

## 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 MKC89LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA199), Sep 24, 1989: Cessna 150 (N63091), California, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER.

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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