- Date
- September 19, 1989, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Powell, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8256FCessna 150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890919035699A
- Case key
- 22920
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat resulting in a partial, non-mechanical power loss from carburetor icing conditions.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was operating the aircraft on an instructional flight when environmental conditions were favorable for moderate icing in carbureted powerplants. While in cruise flight the powerplant started to lose RPM and the pilot failed to apply carburetor heat. He opened and closed the throttle in an attempt to regain operating RPM and eventually applied carburetor heat for approximately 3 to 4 seconds, to no avail. He executed a forced landing to a field where the high vegetation caused the aircraft to nose over during the landing roll.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8256F
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15064356
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert E. Parker
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- CRS · Corsicana, TX
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
- 19
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 73 total · 35 in this make and model · 38 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RBD, 50 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.