# NTSB FTW88LA056: Cessna 152, N6614H, Tomball, TX, January 30, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 29, 1988, 18:30 local (Jan 30, 1988, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Coordinates: 30.089826, -95.6109 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0898&lon=-95.6109&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88LA056
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22610/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA056

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, descent
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (cause)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - light condition - night (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with object, descent - emergency
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE AIRPLANE WAS DESCENDING TOWARD THE AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT RESTORED POWER UNTIL NEXT DESCENT. SECOND DESCENT WAS STARTED WITH FULL CARBURETOR HEAT APPLIED AND POWER WAS LOST AGAIN AND COULD NOT BE RESTORED. PILOT MADE OFF-AIRPORT, NIGHT, FORCED LANDING, HIT TREES AND THEN THE GROUND. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOUND. THERE WAS FUEL IN TANKS AT TIME OF POWER LOSS. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO SEVERE CARBURETOR ICING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6614H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6614H-1991-01-31), registration cancelled 1991-01-31, S/N 15284183 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15284183
- Airframe hours: 1565
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Merri Worth Aviation
- Registered owner: Lewis L Rich
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Departed: 7F5, CANTON, TX
- Destination: DWH
- Airport: DWH, David Wayne Hooks Memor., runway 17R, 7,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,447 total, 295 in this make and model, 1,159 as pilot in command, 240 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 170° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880129001669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880129001669A), Jan 29, 1988: Cessna 152, Tomball, TX, Destroyed. Lost power on descent to airport from a night crosscountry. Landed in trees. Conditions good for carburetor ice.

## Other investigations on N6614H (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC81DCJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ12), May 7, 1981: Cessna 152 (N6614H), Arthur, NE, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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