- Date
- September 23, 1987, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Belle Glade, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N704HBCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870923059109A
- Case key
- 31967
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Analysis
The student plt stated he was en route along the hillsborough canal when he enctrd a rain shower & retarded the power to 2000 RPM to dscnd. He stated that carb ice formed & the eng lost power. He made a forced landing on a dike. However, as the acft was rolling out, it enctrd a x-wind & slid off the side of the dike & was damaged. According to performance charts, the temp & dew point (85 & 75 deg, respectively) were conducive to carb ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704HB
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078614
- Airframe hours
- 4,320
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Dunn And Herring Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Anita S Dunn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 25, 1987 · 73 hours before
- Departed
- PHK · Pahokee, FL
- Destination
- FXE · Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 45 total · 45 in this make and model · 10 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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