# Accident 19900119000859A: Cessna 150K, East Prospect, PA, January 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1990, 11:55 local time
- Place: East Prospect, PA
- Airport: Jones Arrow Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9698° N, 76.5205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9698&lon=-76.5205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6017G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6017G-1990-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150K (registry code 2071822, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 457 total, 67 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900119000859A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE HEARD TO LOOSE POWER ON TAKEOFF BUT NO DEFECTS FOUND. CARB HEAT WAS ON. MAY HAVE BEEN CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 NYC90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA052), Jan 19, 1990: Cessna C150 (N6017G), E. Prospect, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT'S IMPROPER EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHILE MANEUVER THE AIRPLANE BACK TO THE AIRSTRIP DURING THE FORCED LANDING. THE…

## Other reports on N6017G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870525039789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870525039789I), May 25, 1987: Cessna 150K (N6017G), Norfolk, VA. Encountered IFR weather during planned VFR flight. Aided to airport by ATC.

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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