# NTSB CHI89LA022: Cessna 150J, N50649, Carson City, MI, November 7, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 7, 1988, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Carson City, MI
- Location: 43.1815° N, 84.8452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carson City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1815&lon=-84.8452&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI89LA022
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14310/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA022

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, maneuvering
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - fuel system,carburetor - ice (cause)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50649](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50649-2024-01-03), registration cancelled 2024-01-03, S/N 15069459, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15069459
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19881107051229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881107051229A), Nov 7, 1988: Cessna 150J, Vickeryville, MI, Substantial damage. Engine quit on training flight. Nosed over landing in a muddy field. Conditions good for 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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