# Accident 19930409008869A: Cessna 150M, Downingtown, PA, April 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1993, 14:45 local time
- Place: Downingtown, PA
- Airport: Bob Shannon Memorial Field Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EFZA
- Location: 40.0000° N, 75.7006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0000&lon=-75.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6340K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6340K-2013-04-29) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,300 total, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930409008869A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN TREES. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. CARB ICING POSSIBLE IN EARLY SPRING.

## 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 NYC93LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA075), Apr 9, 1993: Cessna 150M (N6340K), Dowingtown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N6340K (1)

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

- [Accident 19771120039039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771120039039A), Nov 20, 1977: Cessna 150M (N6340K), East Hampton, NY, Substantial damage. First supervised solo.

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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