# Accident 19910424012109A: Cessna 150G, Copperhill, TN, April 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1991, 12:00 local time
- Place: Copperhill, TN
- Airport: Martin Campbell Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9907° N, 84.3694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9907&lon=-84.3694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2409J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2409J-2012-09-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 470 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910424012109A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK A SIGN LANDING ON A HIGHWAY. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS IN AREA

## 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 ATL91LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA087), Apr 24, 1991: Cessna 150 (N2409J), Copperhill, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE EXISTING OF CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.

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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