# Accident 19971113032959A: Cessna 150M, Ormond Beach, FL, November 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1997, 13:27 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2796° 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=29.2796&lon=-81.0604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6062K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6062K-2015-03-12) (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: 815 total, 467 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971113032959A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN TREES WAS IN IMC UNTIL NEAR TREES. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES. LEAVES CARB ICE SUSPECT. (-23) INSTRUCTOR DEPARTED (OMN) TO TRAIN STUDENT FOR IFR. RAIN WAS MODERATED TO HEAVY; PIC INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS, APPROX. 1 1/2 MIN. AFTER TAKEOFF; BEGAN RETURNING TO (OMN) AFTER RUNNING EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 MIA98LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA030), Nov 13, 1997: Cessna 150M (N6062K), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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