# Accident 19950708047089A: Wsk PZL150A, Pickens, SC, July 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1995, 19:30 local time
- Place: Pickens, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8801° N, 82.7001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8801&lon=-82.7001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150AE-1997-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Koliber PZL-150A (registry code 05625QK, https://openairdocs.org/model/koliber-pzl-150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZL150A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 26 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950708047089A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE AND POWER LOSS. HAD TO LAND IN TREES. CARB ICING A SUSPECT AND DESIGN OF CARB HEAT INDUCTION SYSTEM.

## 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 ATL95LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA131), Jul 8, 1995: PZL Koliber -150A (N150AE), Pickens, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: the inadequate design and operation of the induction airbox. A factor in the accident was the carburetor icing weather conditions.

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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