# Accident 19900523017149A: Cessna 150M, Palmer, AK, May 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1990, 10:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6192° N, 148.9797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6192&lon=-148.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66425, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66425) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 347 total, 32 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900523017149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND AFTER PRACTICE FORCED LANDING APPROACH . CFI UNAWARE OF 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 ANC90LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA074), May 23, 1990: Cessna 150 (N66425), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. THE ROUGH TERRAIN AND WEATHER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

## Other reports on N66425 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910227007139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910227007139I), Feb 27, 1991: Cessna 150M (N66425), King Lake, AK. Student experienced rough engine. Tried carburetor heat. Forced landing on frozen lake. Ice ingestion.

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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