- Date
- January 2, 1994, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Raymond, MS
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3089JCessna 150E
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940102000059A
- Case key
- 37474
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's delay in identifying carburetor ice and 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 pilot and non-rated passenger were climbing out after departure when the pilot decided the ceiling was too low for maneuvering and decided to return to the airport. Upon entering the traffic pattern the pilot reduced power, added carburetor heat, and the engine quit. After several attempts to restart the engine at various throttle settings the pilot made a forced landing and struck debris on the ground, substantially damaging the airplane.
Factual narrative
On January 2, 1994, about 1030 central standard time, N3089J, a Cessna 150-E operated by the Wesley Flyers Club Inc. crashed near Raymond, Mississippi, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the instructor and student pilot received minor injuries. The flight originated about 20 minutes earlier.
The instructor stated that he reduced the throttle, applied carburetor heat and the engine failed. He attempted a forced landing to a field and the airplane struck a stump on landing roll. Review of the operators manual for the Cessna 150 revealed, in the before landing checklist, that full carburetor heat is be applied before closing the throttle.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3089J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Wesley Flyers Club Inc.
- Registered owner
- Wesley Flyers Club Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- M16 · Johnbell Williams, runway 12, 3,992 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 925 total · 420 in this make and model · 850 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAN, 17 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.
Other investigations on N3089J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.