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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna A150K · Shelton, CT · January 3, 1995

Date: January 3, 1995 · 16:03 local
Place: Shelton, CT
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N8451M
Reported as: Cessna A150K
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total1,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N8451MRegistered now · Cessna A150KS/N A1500151 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna A150K Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: it was reported that the engine continued to lose rpm/power until the pilot decided to land in a nearby field. The engine quit on final approach to the field. Carb ice was ruled out by the pilot/instructor. Carb was removed & disassembled. No problem was apparent. Tanks were checked for water. Another carb was installed and the engine was started and ran normally. privacy data omitted No further action is scheduled.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE RPM/POWER UNTIL THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN A NEARBY FIELD. THE ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE FIELD. CARB ICE WAS RULED OUT BY THE PILOT/INSTRUCTOR. CARB WAS REMOVED & DISASSEMBLED. NO PROBLEM WAS APPARENT. TANKS WERE CHECKED FOR WATER. ANOTHER CARB WAS INSTALLED AND THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO FURTHER ACTION IS SCHEDULED.