# Accident 20150320002859A: Cessna 150F, Groveland, FL, March 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2015, 08:30 local time
- Place: Groveland, FL
- Airport: Grass Roots Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6628° N, 81.8825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6628&lon=-81.8825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8254S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8254S-2016-05-23) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150320002859A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA15LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA165), Mar 20, 2015: Cessna 150 (N8254S), Masscotte, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat during the flight while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.…

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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