# Accident 19950808023679A: Cessna 150L, Carbondale-Murp, IL, August 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1995, 18:15 local time
- Place: Carbondale-Murp, IL
- Airport: Southern Illinois
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7595° N, 89.3295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7595&lon=-89.3295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11346, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11346-2012-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950808023679A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED TRYING TO LAND ON A ROAD. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. (-23) ON AUGUST 18, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 CDT, A CESSNA 150, N11346, DEPARTED RUNWAY 36R AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18R AT CARBONDALE. CARBONDALE ATCT OPERATORS OBSERVED N11346 LOSING ALTITUDE, AND AFTER BARELY CLEARING A TREE LINE, THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 36R WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE PRIVATE, AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND HIS PASSENGER, A STUDENT PILOT, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE FOR LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 CHI95LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA264), Aug 8, 1995: Cessna 150L (N11346), Murphysboro, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat which led to a loss of power due to carburetor ice, and his failure to maintain airspeed during the forced landing. The carburetor icing conditions were a…

## Other reports on N11346 (2)

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

- [Incident 19901029057269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901029057269I), Oct 29, 1990: Cessna 150L (N11346), Trenton, MO. Engine failed inflight. Emergency landing in field. One tank had 5 gallons of fuel, other empty.
- [Incident 19880722036149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880722036149I), Jul 22, 1988: Cessna 150L (N11346), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Student bounced aircraft until it came down hard and collapsed the nose gear.

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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