# Accident 19931026040829A: Cessna 150M, Franklin, WI, October 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1993, 18:00 local time
- Place: Franklin, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8793° N, 87.9999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8793&lon=-87.9999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9259U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9259U) (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: 531 total, 228 in this make and model, 228 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931026040829A

## Narrative

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

CFI CLOSED THROTTLE ON CLIMBOUT TO SIMULATE ENGINE OUT WITHOUT USING CARB HEAT. ENGINE HAD QUIT. CARB ICING EXISTED

## 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 CHI94LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA025), Oct 26, 1993: Cessna 150M (N9259U), Franklin, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH RESULTED IN CARBURETOR ICE AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

## Other reports on N9259U (1)

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

- [Incident 19780129004679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129004679I), Jan 29, 1978: Cessna 150 (N9259U), Muskego, WI, Minor damage. Engine quit, landing made on frozen lake. Ice restriction in main fuel strainer.

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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