# Accident 19941227042339A: Cessna 150H, Monahans, TX, December 27, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1994, 08:06 local time
- Place: Monahans, TX
- Airport: Roy Hurd Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5402° N, 102.8391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5402&lon=-102.8391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6417S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6417S-1995-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,168 total, 113 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941227042339A

## Narrative

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

NEWLY INSTALLED ENGINE TEST FLIGHT. ABORTED DUE ROUGH ENGINE THEN WENT AROUND. STALLED SLID INTO FENCE. CARB 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 FTW95LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA074), Dec 27, 1994: Cessna 150H (N6417S), Monahans, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. A FACTOR WAS THE ICING CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N6417S (1)

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

- [Incident 19870724049489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870724049489I), Jul 24, 1987: Cessna 150H (N6417S), Chattanooga, TN, Minor damage. Solo student had a bad apprach and landed hard on the nose gear. Nose gear broke off.

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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