- Date
- August 1, 1985, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Horntown, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N187ARCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850801035349A
- Case key
- 21812
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Analysis
The acft experienced an intermittent power loss in cruise flt. The plt's attempts to remedy the problem were not successful and he elected to execute a precautionary landing on a road. During the landing, the acft struck a wire and veered into trees along the side of the road. The plt stated that he had not applied carb heat during the emergency because he considered carb ice improbable. The icing probability chart indicated the possibility of carb icing at glide and cruise pwr settings. Acft was fuel with a mixture of auto gas and aviation fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N187AR
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15077574
- Airframe hours
- 3,898
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael N. Trusty, doing business as Aviation Fellowship
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1985 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- OF8 · Sand Springs, OK
- Destination
- Hughe County, OK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 360 total · 151 in this make and model · 230 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 100 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLC, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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