# Accident 19910212002269A: Cessna 150G, Mount Gilead, OH, February 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mount Gilead, OH
- Airport: Morrow County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5508° N, 82.8299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5508&lon=-82.8299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2859S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2859S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910212002269A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER CLIMBOUT. LANDED HARD IN OPEN FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER. NO DEFECTS.

## 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 NYC91LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA075), Feb 12, 1991: Cessna 150G (N2859S), Mount Gilead, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE AND A SUBSEQUENT OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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