- Date
- September 24, 1990, 10:02 local (15:02 UTC)
- Place
- Terre Haute, IN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6073JCessna A150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900924042239A
- Case key
- 14782
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Probable cause
An undetermined loss of engine power.
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.
Analysis
An instructor pilot and dual student descended to the home field pattern, entering downwind number two for landing. The instructor extended downwind a mile north of the airport before turning to base leg. On application of throttle during the base leg, the engine lost power and stopped. The instructor attempted a forced landing in a farm field. At the near edge of the chosen field, the airplane struck a power line and fell to ground. According to the icing probability curves, carburetor icing condition existed at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that carburetor heat was used.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6073J
- Reported as
- Cessna A150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1500373
- Airframe hours
- 2,283
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Mills Aviation
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 31, 1990 · 20 hours before
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
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 380 total · 60 in this make and model · 270 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Observed at
- HUF, 1 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.
Other investigations on N6073J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.