# Accident 20120111000449A: Cessna 150G, Fitchburg, MA, January 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2012, 10:00 local time
- Place: Fitchburg, MA
- Airport: Fitchburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5619° N, 71.7717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5619&lon=-71.7717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4041J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4041J-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,375 total, 130 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120111000449A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND EXPERIENCED A GRADUAL LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSEQUENTLY IMPACTED TREES 1/4 MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.AMBIENT CONDITIONS WERE NOTED TO BE WELL WITHIN THE RANGE FOR PROBABLE CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 ERA12FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA143), Jan 11, 2012: Cessna 150G (N4041J), Fitchburg, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice and the flight instructor's improper application of carburetor heat.

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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