# Accident 20041225035639A: Cessna 150C, East Moriches, NY, December 25, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: East Moriches, NY
- Airport: Spadaro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8278° N, 72.7486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8278&lon=-72.7486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7857Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7857Z-2005-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150C (registry code 2071808, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150C
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 95 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041225035639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 12-25-2004-N7857Z LOST POWER AT 300 FT AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 36 AT 1N2 AND IMPACTED TERRAIN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT (PIC). INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT STATEMENT FROM PIC INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED CARBURETOR ICING, AND THE PIC FAILED TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO ENGINE FAILURE. NO ENFORCEMENT WILL BE INITIATED.

## 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 IAD05LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA026), Dec 25, 2004: Cessna 150C (N7857Z), East Moriches, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Several mechanical deficiencies which either independently or collectively resulted in a subsequent loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the obstruction in the forced landing area.

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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