- Date
- October 1, 1983, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Iron River, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8340MCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 12460
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Weather condition - carburetor icing conditionsFactor
Carburetor heat - improper use ofCause
Fuel system,carburetor - iceCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
The plt reported that the eng lost power during flt due to carburetor ice. He applied carburetor heat, but the eng would not restart. During a forced landing, the acft encounter rough/uneven terrain & subsequently nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8340M
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A150-00040
- Airframe hours
- 4,900
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David Grenfell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1983
- Departed
- IMT · Iron Mountain, MI
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 239 total · 239 in this make and model · 199 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IMT, 12 nm away