- Date
- May 27, 1991, 20:00 local (May 28, 1991, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cambridge, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8845SCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910527027539A
- Case key
- 15075
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Probable cause
Partial loss of engine power due to improper use of carburetor heat and a stall encountered by the pilot.
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
The pilot said that after completing a touch and go on initial climb, the engine began to lose power. He attempted a 180 degree turn to return to the airport, but stalled prior to reaching the runway. The nose wheel dug into the terrain and the aircraft nosed over. Meteorological conditions were conducive for carburetor icing at the time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8845S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15062145
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas W. Parker
- Airport
- CBG · Cambridge, runway 34, 3,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 864 total · 300 in this make and model · 833 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 68 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.