# Accident 19960309003819A: Cessna 150M, Ormond Beach, FL, March 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1996, 09:05 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2798° N, 81.0604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2798&lon=-81.0604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704XQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704XQ-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,861 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960309003819A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED ENGINE OUT BY CLOSING THROTTLE ON DOWNWIND. NO CARB HEAT. ON BASE. TRIED GO AROUND. NO POWER. 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 MIA96LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA097), Mar 9, 1996: Cessna 150M (N704XQ), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot-in-command to apply caburetor heat before reducing the throttle to simulate an engine failure. Contributing to the accident was the carburetor icing conditions and the…

## Other reports on N704XQ (1)

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

- [Incident 19860302011319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860302011319I), Mar 2, 1986: Cessna 150M (N704XQ), Fountain Hills, AZ. Engine quit at cruise with restart at 500AGL. Limited power to airport. Needle seat and float failed in carburetor

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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