# NTSB CEN19LA130: Cessna L19, N13FM, Milton, LA, March 21, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report
- Date: March 21, 2019, 11:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place: Milton, LA
- Coordinates: 30.093334, -92.076942 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0933&lon=-92.0769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- SAIBs cited in the narratives: [SAIB CE-09-35](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-09-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN19LA130
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99332/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99332
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA130

## Probable cause

A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01050000): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna L-19E, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01050000/cases.md?model=2074016), [All aircraft, 151 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01050000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna L-19E, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=2074016), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)
- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Cessna L-19E, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=2074016), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md)

## Analysis

While in cruise flight, the airplane’s engine began to run rough before the engine lost power. The pilot performed a forced landing during which the airplane impacted trees, resulting in substantial damage to the wing spar. Fuel was found onboard the airplane, and examination of the engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that he did not apply carburetor heat following the loss of engine power. The atmospheric conditions present at the time of the accident were conducive to the development of serious icing at glide power; however, the engine was being operated at a cruise power setting when the loss of power occurred. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined based on the available information.

## Factual narrative

On March 21, 2019, about 1150 central daylight time, a Cessna L-19E airplane, N13FM, was substantially damaged when it was involved with an accident near Milton, Louisiana. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that he was in cruise flight at 1,200 ft above ground level when the engine began to run rough. The pilot added that he changed fuel tanks using the fuel selector and turned on the fuel pump. The engine lost power shortly thereafter, and the pilot performed a forced landing, during which the airplane impacted trees, resulting in substantial damage to the wing spar. 17 gallons of fuel were drained from the airplane and fuel was found in the fuel lines. Examination of the engine by the responding Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any anomalies. A review of the Carburetor Icing Probability Chart located in the FAA’s Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin CE-09-35, Carburetor Icing Prevention, indicated that the atmospheric conditions were conducive to the development of serious icing at glide power. The pilot stated that he did not apply carburetor heat following the loss of engine power.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13FM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13FM), registered now, S/N 24590, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna L19 (E)
- Registry model: [Cessna L-19E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-l-19e) (registry code 2074016) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 24590
- Year built: 1957
- Engines: Continental O-470-15 213 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: New Iberia, LA
- Destination: Basile, LA
- Equipment: None

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 87; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown; last flight review October 1, 2017; seat: left; flight hours: 5,393 total, 400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.19 inHg
- Observed at: KLFT, 8 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20190321001769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190321001769A), Mar 21, 2019: Cessna L-19E, Youngsville, LA, Substantial damage. On Thursday, March 21, 2019, N13FM, a Cessna L-19E, sn 24590, proceeded to a lunch rendezvous at di restaurant 10 miles south of basile, LA. Pilot stated his…

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 23, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99332. 551 KB in all.

- Form 6120 not received (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 46 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12115044&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Form%206120%20not%20submitted-Rel.pdf
- Carb icing chart (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 394 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12115498&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=cen19la130%20Carburetor%20Icing%20Probability%20Chart-Rel.pdf
- Case notes (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 110 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12116011&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Case%20Notes%20cen19la130-Rel.pdf

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