- Date
- November 7, 1988, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Carson City, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N50649Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881107051229A
- Case key
- 14310
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
Weather condition - carburetor icing conditionsFactor
Fuel system,carburetor - iceCause
Carburetor heat - improper use ofCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50649
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15069459
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Vandenburg, Jerome A.
- Registered owner
- Vandenburg, Jerome A
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 6D6 · Greenville, MI
N50649Registration cancelled Jan 3, 2024 · Cessna 150JAirframe modelCessna 150JEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 18 total · 18 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRR, 35 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.