# Accident 20150620021349A: Cessna 150L, Carthage, IN, June 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2015, 11:00 local time
- Place: Carthage, IN
- Airport: Small Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7383° N, 85.5719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7383&lon=-85.5719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17292, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17292-2016-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,247 total, 3,118 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA451) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150620021349A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 20, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 AM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CE-150-L, N17292 EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMB OUT FROM A  SMALL FIELD, IN81, IN CARTHAGE, IN. THE SOLE OCCUPANT, A NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY MADE AN OFF AIRPORT, FORCED LANDING INTO AN AGRICULTURE FIELD AND WAS NOT INJURED. DURING LANDING ROLL OUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SUNK INTO THE SOFT EARTH FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CEN15LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA451), Jun 20, 2015: Cessna 150L (N17292), Carthage, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N17292 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780617042709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780617042709A), Jun 17, 1978: Cessna 150L (N17292), FL, Destroyed

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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