# Accident 20110726019769A: Cessna 150F, Harbor Beach, MI, July 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2011, 16:46 local time
- Place: Harbor Beach, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8448° N, 82.6546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harbor Beach, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8448&lon=-82.6546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3050X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3050X-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA516](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA516) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110726019769A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 150F, N3050X, DEPARTED GOUVERNEUR, NY – NY16 (PRIVATE GRASS AIRPORT) AT APPROXIMATELY 16:40Z (12:40 PM LOCAL) FOR BAD AXE, MI (KBAX) FOR A PLANNED FUEL STOP. THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION WAS EAU CLAIRE, WI (KEAU). THE FLIGHT WAS A PRIVATE FLIGHT WITH ONE OCCUPANT, THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT FOR 4 HOURS AND 6 MINUTES AT AN ALTITUDE OF 3,000 FEET MSL. AT APPROXIMATELY 20:46Z (4:46 PM LOCAL) A DISTRESS CALL TO FLIGHT SERVICE WAS MADE REPORTING ENGINE TROUBLE AT 100 FEET AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING INTO LAKE HURON 17 MILES EAST OF HARBOR BEACH, MI (29 NM EAST OF THE BAD AXE BAX VOR) IN APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 300 FEET OF WATER.THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE HAD GONE TO AN UNCOMMANDED ROUGH IDLE WHEN IT LOST POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE FELT THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING CARBURETOR ICING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES OF APPROXIMATELY 83 DEGREES F. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE WATER AND BECAME INVERTED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY SANK IN WHAT IS ESTIMATED TO BE 280 FEET OF WATER. THE PILOT WAS RESCUED BY INDIVIDUALS BOATING ON A PRIVATE VESSEL AT APPROXIMATELY 10 AM THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT WAS TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EXPOSURE END EXHAUSTION AND WAS LATER RELEASED.THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANUFACTURED WITH FUEL TANKS THAT ENABLED 38 GALLONS OF USABLE FUEL. THE PILOT REPORTED FUELING LAST BEFORE THE ACCIDENT ON JUNE 19, 2011 AT THE POTSDAM, NY AIRPORT VIA SELF-SERVE FUEL STATION. THIS WAS VERIFIED WITH THE AIRPORT MANAGER. THE AIRCRAFT PURCHASED 24 GALLONS OF FUEL ON JUNE 19, 2011 AT THE POTSDAM AIRPORT IN POTSDAM, NY.THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN APRIL 2011 WITH APPROXIMATELY 3,800 TOTAL AIRFRAME HOURS. THE AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED AND ALL AIRCRAFT AND PILOT RECORDS WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN LOST WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN11CA516](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA516), Jul 26, 2011: Cessna 150F (N3050X), Harbor Beach, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in using carburetor heat while operating in carburetor icing conditions, resulting in carburetor ice and subsequent partial loss of engine power.

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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