# NTSB investigations: Cessna 150L: Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB LAX07CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA287.md): Cessna 150L · Woodland, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 23, 2007 · N19298 · Substantial damage > a partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing conditions. - [NTSB MIA03LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA020.md): Cessna 150L · Powells Point, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 2002 · N10905 · Substantial damage > a loss of engine power for undetermined reason resulting in damage to the airplane during the subsequent forced landing. - [NTSB IAD01LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA083.md): Cessna 150L · Lusby, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 2001 · N21964 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper use of carburetor heat. - [NTSB NYC00LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA262.md): Cessna 150L · Salem, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 2000 · N10825 · Substantial damage > A partial power loss for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB MIA00LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA076.md): Cessna 150L · Statesboro, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 2000 · N11567 · Substantial damage > The partial loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons and unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot-in-command (CFI), during the forced landing. - [NTSB CHI94LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA183.md): Cessna 150L · Bolivar, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 1994 · N11286 · Substantial damage > The partial blockage of the carburetor's induction air opening by a plastic bag. - [NTSB NYC92LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA169.md): Cessna 150L · Put-In-Bay, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1992 · N18176 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat, resulting in a loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing in trees. - [NTSB NYC92LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA109.md): Cessna 150L · Gettysburg, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1992 · N1793Q · Substantial damage > The student pilot's delayed action in applying carburetor heat during cruise, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Factors in this accident were: weather conditions conducive for carburetor icing, the pilot's lack of total flying… - [NTSB SEA92LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA052.md): Cessna 150L · Mulino, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 1992 · N11568 · Substantial damage > Carburetor ice and improper use of the carburetor heat. Factors to the accident were: carburetor icing conditions and an inadequate weather evaluation. - [NTSB LAX91LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA216.md): Cessna C-150L · Groveland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 1991 · N6583G · Substantial damage > The pilots neglect to calculate the aircrafts fuel consumption and his failure to service the aircraft with fuel prior to the last takeoff. The wire across the aircrafts flight path during the forced landing was a factor in the accident. - [NTSB MIA91LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA110.md): Cessna 150L · Quincy, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 1991 · N10860 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight. - [NTSB LAX90LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA256.md): Cessna 150 · Santa Catalina, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1990 · N1398Q · Destroyed > The engine failure due to carburetor ice and the pilots improper use of carburetor heat. - [NTSB DEN88LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA060.md): Cessna 150L · Reynolds, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 1988 · N11312 · Substantial damage - [NTSB ANC86LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA090.md): Cessna 150 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 1986 · N1773Q · Substantial damage > The student pilot, who was carrying a passenger, mixed automotive fuel with aviation gasoline. The auto gas contained water causing the engine to run intermittently. The airplane turned over during a forced landing in a swamp. Post accident inspection rvealed… - [NTSB BFO86FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA029.md): Cessna 150L · Upper Marlboro, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 30, 1986 · N11463 · Substantial damage > The acft made a forced landing after the eng began to overheat during cruise flt about 20 minutes after departure. The plt stated that as soon as he smelled the oil heating up he knew what the problem was. He had not removed the foam plugs from the air… - [NTSB DEN85LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA063.md): Cessna 150 · Missoula, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 1985 · N1416Q · Substantial damage > On jan 14, 1985, a Cessna 150 nosed over after landing on a highway near Missoula, MT. The pilot stated he lost partial engine power due to carburetor icing conditions encountered enroute from great falls, MT. The pilot and his passenger were not injured. The… - [NTSB LAX83LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA059.md): Cessna 150L · Big Bear Lake, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 1982 · N1221Q · Destroyed > The acft descended into trees after a non-mechanical engine failure on a night takeoff. The wx was foggy with visibilityless than 100 yards. The elevation was 6,750 ft MSL. It is not known whether the plt appled carburetor heat. The control was broken off at… - [NTSB ATL82DA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA232.md): Cessna 150 · Horrell Hill, SC · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 8, 1982 · N18019 · Substantial damage > Pilot making touch and go landings at private airstrip. After takeoff aircraft would not maintain altitude. Pilot made an emergency landing in a bean field. Aircraft flipped over. Pilot forgot to retract full flaps and carb heat was on during takeoff. ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071826') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 354)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071826&occurrence=354 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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