- Date
- December 25, 1987, 13:46 local (19:46 UTC)
- Place
- Mt. Pleasant, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6468SCessna 150H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871225072979A
- Case key
- 14027
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The stu plt climbed to 1600 ft MSL aft tkof. Shortly aft level off, the engine stopped. He attempted an air start without success. During the forced lndg the nose wheel dug in and the acft nosed over in the soft soil. During a post crash interview, the stu plt stated that he thought the engine failure may have been caused by carb ice. He stated that he did a ground check for carb heat but did not attempt to do anything in regard to carb ice while in the air.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6468S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15067268
- Airframe hours
- 5,701
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- S. Curcio
- Registered owner
- J. G. Curcio
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 13, 1987
- Departed
- RAC · Racine, WI
- Destination
- ENW · Kenosha, WI
- Airport
- RAC · Horlick Racine
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 46 total · 3 in this make and model · 7 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKE, 12 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.