# Accident 19931202047079A: Cessna 150M, Punta Gorda, FL, December 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1993, 15:50 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9096° N, 81.7699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9096&lon=-81.7699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6053K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6053K-1997-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931202047079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT ON ROAD AND NOSED OVER. NO ANOMALIES FOUND. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 MIA94LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA033), Dec 2, 1993: Cessna 150M (N6053K), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT DURING A VFR APPROACH FOR LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL SYSTEM CARBURETOR ICING.

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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