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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 150L · Ferriday, LA · October 7, 2011

Date: October 7, 2011 · 16:00 local
Place: Ferriday, LA
Airport: Ferriday
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N642EZ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA015
Reported as: Cessna 150L
Reported engine: Continental 0-200 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 223 total17 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N642EZRegistration cancelled Jan 5, 2018 · Cessna 150LS/N 15074225 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 150L Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was at cruise altitude (3000') 5 miles from Ferriday Airport(K0RA). Pilot pulled "carb heat", engine had a problem and then a loss of power, then stopped running. Pilot lined aircraft parallel to a plowed cotton field and proceded to land, the aircraft nose gear turned left in the plowed row flipping the aircraft onto its back. Aircraft was considered destroyed, and the pilot was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE (3000') 5 MILES FROM FERRIDAY AIRPORT(K0RA). PILOT PULLED "CARB HEAT", ENGINE HAD A PROBLEM AND THEN A LOSS OF POWER, THEN STOPPED RUNNING. PILOT LINED AIRCRAFT PARALLEL TO A PLOWED COTTON FIELD AND PROCEDED TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR TURNED LEFT IN THE PLOWED ROW FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK. AIRCRAFT WAS CONSIDERED DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN12LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVidalia, LAA total loss of engine power likely due to carburetor ice.Oct 7, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N642EZ · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19891025044629AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Marana, AZRan out of fuel en route. Landing on gravel road struck cactus and trees.Oct 25, 1989 · Reported as Cessna STC150 · Substantial damage