# Accident 19951206040089A: Cessna 150J, Orange Springs, FL, December 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1995, 10:00 local time
- Place: Orange Springs, FL
- Airport: 85th Ave Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4200° N, 82.2095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4200&lon=-82.2095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60758, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60758-2000-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,691 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951206040089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON BASE LEG. IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY IN TREES. DID NOT KNOW IF USED CARB HEAT PRIOR POWER LOSS.

## 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 MIA96LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA036), Dec 6, 1995: Cessna 150J (N60758), Orange Springs, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N60758 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730323006089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730323006089A), Mar 23, 1973: Cessna 150J (N60758), Bristol, PA, Substantial damage. Prior to rotating for ldg acft became uncontrolable hit trees l of rwy. Airspeed blo mfg rcmdd.

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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