# Accident 20080512838689A: Cessna 150M, Palestine, IL, May 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2008, 17:40 local time
- Place: Palestine, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9878° N, 87.5911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9878&lon=-87.5911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66381, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66381-2008-07-10) (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 O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 442 total, 145 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080512838689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF N66381, A CESSNA 150M, WAS VFT ENROUTE FROM WASHINGTON, IN (DCY) TO ROBINSON, IL (RSV) ON A DAY VFT PLEASURE FLIGHT.  ACCORDING TO HIS STATEMENT, DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING AT RSV THE PIC REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER.  HE TRIED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE BY ADDING THROTTLE AND PITCHING UP, HOWEVER, THE STALL WARNING HORN ACTIVATED.  TO PREVENT A STALL THE AIRMAN WAS FORCED TO LOWER THE NOSE AND DESCEND INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN INVERTED POSITION.  THE PILOT WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI08LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA134), May 12, 2008: Cessna 150M (N66381), Palestine, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's decision to conduct a low-power spiraling descent operation during conditions conducive to carburetor…

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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