- Date
- January 19, 1993, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lineville, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60SXCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930119000649A
- Case key
- 15653
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Probable cause
Carburetor ice as a result of the pilot-in-command's improper use of carburetor heat.
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 airplane sustained a loss of engine power while in cruise flight. The pilot selected a roadway for a forced landing. On touchdown directional control was lost and the airplane impacted a mail box. Conditions favorable for carburetor ice accumulation prevailed at the time of the accident. No mechanical anomalies were found during a post accident examination. The nearest weather reporting station to the accident was about 20 miles to the west. One hour prior to the accident this station was reporting a temperature of 25 degrees(f), and dewpoint of 14 degrees (f).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60SX
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15285148
- Airframe hours
- 4,473
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hap'S Air Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Hap'S Air Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 9, 1992 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- AMW · Ames, IA
- Destination
- AMW
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 95 total · 63 in this make and model · 41 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
- 110° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 14 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- 3OI, 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.