# Accident 19990110000279A: Cessna 150H, Conway, AR, January 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1999
- Place: Conway, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 35.0704° N, 92.3596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0704&lon=-92.3596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23303, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150H (registry code 2071818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990110000279A

## Narrative

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

WHLE LANDING ON RWY 25, THE ACFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE ACFT STRUCK POWER LINES BEFORE LANDING BETWEEN A ROAD AND A HOUSE. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)ON JANUARY 10, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 LOCAL TIME, N23303 LOST POWER WHILE ON APPROACH TO CONWAY (MO3) AIRPORT AMD MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OF CONWAY, AR., APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 25.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER, NOR WERE THERE ANY INJURIES TO PERSONS ON THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE.  AT THE SCENE IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 8 GAL. OF FUEL ON BOARD, FUEL AVAILABLE AT THE GASCOLATOR AND CABURETOR WITH NO CONTAMINATION NOTED AND CONTINUITY OF ALL ENGINE CONTROLS.  ON JANUARY 12, 1999, THE ENGINE WAS RUN WITH AN FAA INSPECTOR AND THE PILOT PRESENT.  THE ENGINE OPERATED WITHIN ALL PERMETERS AND CHECKED SATISFACTORY.  WITH THIS REPORT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## 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 FTW99LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA066), Jan 10, 1999: Cessna 150H (N23303), Conway, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice during the approach to land. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N23303 (2)

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

- [Accident 19871217070349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871217070349A), Dec 17, 1987: Cessna 150H (N23303), Siloam Springs, AR, Substantial damage. Pulled mixture on downwind instead of carburetor heat. No power on final. Hit trees and ground short of the runway.
- [Accident 19750412008779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750412008779A), Apr 12, 1975: Cessna 150H (N23303), Pittsfield, IL, Substantial damage

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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