# NTSB MIA94LA073: Cessna 150L, N10797, Ocean Springs, MS, February 14, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 14, 1994, 17:45 local (23:45 UTC) - Place: Ocean Springs, MS - Coordinates: 30.399528, -88.800514 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3995&lon=-88.8005&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 18, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 37494 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA94LA073 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37494/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA073 ## Probable cause THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, maneuvering - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with object, approach - object - pole - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis The pilots had just completed a second power off stall and climbed back to 2,500 feet agl when the engine suddenly quit. While making a forced landing on a road the aircraft struck a pole and crashed into a swamp. After the accident the airframe and engine fuel systems were found to contain uncontaminated fuel. The engine was placed on a test stand and operated to full power with no evidence of failure or malfunction. Icing probability charts indicate the aircraft was operating in conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing at cruise power. ## Factual narrative On February 14, 1994, about 1745 central standard time, a Cessna 150L, N10797, registered to Romac, Inc., collided with a pole while making a forced landing on a road near Ocean Springs, Mississippi, while on a 14 CFR Part 91, instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the commercial-rated flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The flight originated at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on February 14, 1994, at 1730. The flight instructor stated they had just completed a second power off stall and climbed back to the originating altitude of 2,500 feet when the engine failed suddenly. While attempting a forced landing on a road the left wing contacted a power pole and the aircraft descended uncontrolled and came to rest in a marsh adjacent to the road. Postcrash examination of the aircraft and engine by FAA inspectors indicated the airframe and engine fuel systems contained uncontaminated fuel. The engine was placed on a test stand and operated to full power with no malfunctions. Review of carburetor icing probability charts indicated the aircraft was operating in conditions conducive to serious icing at cruise power. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N10797](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10797-1996-08-28), registration cancelled 1996-08-28, S/N 15075048 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L - Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15075048 - Airframe hours: 6808 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Romac, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, December 31, 1993, 20 hours before ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 709 total, 187 in this make and model, 563 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 5 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: BIX, 15 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19940214002339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940214002339A), Feb 14, 1994: Cessna 150L, Ocean Springs, MS, Substantial damage. Engine quit during training maneuvers. Left wing struck power pole landing on a road. Carburetor icing conditions. ## Other investigations on N10797 (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 LAX90LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA327), Sep 21, 1990: Cessna 150L (N10797), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS RELATED TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PREPARATION, AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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