# Accident 19900102000039A: Cessna 150M, Norfolk, MA, January 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Norfolk, MA
- Airport: Norfolk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1195° N, 71.3251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1195&lon=-71.3251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9241U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9241U-1992-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 63 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900102000039A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FORCED LANDING IN GRAVEL PIT,POSSIBLE CARB ICING CONDITIONS.

## 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 NYC90LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA044), Jan 2, 1990: Cessna 150 (N9241U), Millis, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT WHICH CAUSED A POWER LOSS AND A FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND THE PILOTS LACK…

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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