# Accident 19940227002979A: Cessna 150J, Clarkston, WA, February 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1994, 14:27 local time
- Place: Clarkston, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3604° N, 117.2209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3604&lon=-117.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50765, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50765-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,824 total, 500 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940227002979A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER AIRBORNE ENGINE LOST POWER. NOSED OVER LANDING PLOWED FIELD. NO DEFECTS. POSSIBLE 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 SEA94LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA067), Feb 27, 1994: Cessna 150 (N50765), Clarkston, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTOR(S) WERE: CARBURETOR ICING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ROUGH 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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