20150320002859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150F · Groveland, FL · March 20, 2015

Date
March 20, 2015 · 08:30 local
Place
Groveland, FL
Airport
Grass Roots Airpark
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8254S
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA15LA165
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Reported engine
Continental 0-200 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Witnesses stated aircraft took off in fog. Other witnesses stated engine began to run rough and quit. Aircraft landed in trees.

Wx klee: 201059Z 0000KT 3/4 br clr 19/19 3006

Suspect carb ice

As the FAA filed it

WITNESSES STATED AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF IN FOG. OTHER WITNESSES STATED ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND QUIT. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN TREES.

WX KLEE: 201059Z 0000KT 3/4 BR CLR 19/19 3006

SUSPECT CARB ICE

NTSB investigation

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