- Date
- February 6, 1992, 14:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Howell, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N65566Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920206001979A
- Case key
- 15393
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat. An associated factor is weather conducive to carburetor icing.
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
A loss of engine power was experienced during the local personal flight. A forced landing was made during which the airplane contacted trees. Post accident inspection failed to reveal any mechanical failure/malfunction or fuel shortage problems. Local conditions were conducive to carburetor icing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65566
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 152811622
- Airframe hours
- 3,071
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Free Spirit Aviation
- Registered owner
- Free Spirit Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 14, 1991 · 72 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 139 total · 103 in this make and model · 86 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FNT, 20 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.