# Accident 20020813037869A: Cessna 150M, Labelle, FL, August 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2002
- Place: Labelle, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7442° N, 81.4325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7442&lon=-81.4325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704TJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704TJ-2005-03-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020813037869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT. HE TOOK OFF FROM INE FLIGHT SERVICES IN PACE, FL (FORT MYERS) AND STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED ENGINE ROUGHNESS, AND WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING ALTITUDE. HE LOOKED FOR A STRAIGHT/LEVEL LANDING AREA, AND DECIDED ON SR 80. UPON LANDING HE VEERED OFF THE ROADWAY AND IMPACTED SEVERAL TREES. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A BARBED WIRE FENCE THEN CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN A FIELD 25 FEET FROM THE ROADWAY.

## 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 MIA02LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA149), Aug 13, 2002: Cessna 150M (N704TJ), La Belle, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper in-flight planning and failure to use carburetor heat while conditions existed that were conductive to carburetor icing.

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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