# Accident 20070727014609A: Cessna 150L, Cooperstown, NY, July 27, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2007, 08:17 local time
- Place: Cooperstown, NY
- Airport: Cooperstown-Westville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6292° N, 74.8908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6292&lon=-74.8908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19052, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19052-2013-07-18) (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
- Reported engine: AMTR O200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070727014609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TAKE-OFF RUNWAY 20, DURING CLIMB ENGINE SPUTTERED TO IDLE, BACK TO FULL POWER MOMENTARILY THEN QUIT AT ABOUT 500 FEET. ATTEMPTED RETURN TO AIRPORT BY TURNING LEFT. AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO WOODED AREA ABOUT A 1000 FEET SOUTH AND 500 FT EAST OF RUNWAY ON A NORTHERLY HEADING. MOST PROBABLY CAUSE IS CARBURETOR ICE. AIRCRAFT USING AUTOMOTIVE FUEL.

## 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 DEN07LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA130), Jul 27, 2007: Cessna 150L (N19052), Cooperstown, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing and the weather conditions conducive for 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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