# NTSB CHI88DEC03: Cessna 150, N5810E, Jackson, MI, June 18, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: June 17, 1988, 20:00 local (Jun 18, 1988, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Jackson, MI
- Coordinates: 42.269878, -84.410163 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2699&lon=-84.4102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI88DEC03
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13846/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEC03

## Probable cause

TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - carburetor heat - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - fuel system,carburetor - ice (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER A ONE HOUR X-COUNTRY FLT, THE PLT NOTICED THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE DROPPING AS HE NEARED HIS DESTINATION. THE PLT MADE A DESCENT AND REPORTED A THREE MILE FINAL TO LAND. THE ENG QUIT WHEN THE PLT PUT THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO RICH. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENG TO NO AVAIL AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A DRIED UP SWAMP WHERE THE ACFT NOSED OVER. CARBURETOR ICE PROBABILITY CHARTS SHOW THAT CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE TO THE FORMATION OF MODERATE CARB ICE DURING CRUISE AND SERIOUS CARB ICE DURING GLIDE. TEMP WAS 76 DEGS/ DEWPOINT WAS 51 DEGS. THE ENG OPERATED NORMALLY DURING POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5810E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5810E), registered now, S/N 17310, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17310
- Airframe hours: 4043
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Mark Arnold Brusseau
- Registered owner: Ralph Borysiak
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 20, 1987, 44 hours before
- Departed: SBN, SOUTH BEND, IN
- Destination: JXN, JACKSON, MI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 485 total, 200 in this make and model, 300 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: JXN, 3 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 19880617023299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880617023299A), Jun 17, 1988: Cessna STC150, Jackson, MI, Substantial damage. Engine quit on power application on approach to land. Nosed over landing in dry swamp. Possible carburetor icing.

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.

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