# Accident 20010723022149A: Cessna 150L, Lusby, MD, July 23, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2001, 23:55 local time
- Place: Lusby, MD
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4167° N, 76.4500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4167&lon=-76.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21964, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21964-2003-08-01) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010723022149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N21964, A CESSNA 150, WAS ON A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT BY A STUDENT PILOT WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED WHAT THE PERCEIVED TO BE CARB ICING WHEN THE ENGINE LOST SOME POWER. APPLYING CARB HEAT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD AND IMPACTED TREES AT THE FAR END. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 IAD01LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA083), Jul 23, 2001: Cessna 150L (N21964), Lusby, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper use of carburetor heat.

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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