# NTSB MIA96LA194: Cessna 150, N4223U, Brewton, AL, July 23, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 22, 1996, 19:40 local (Jul 23, 1996, 00:40 UTC) - Place: Brewton, AL - Coordinates: 31.10902, -87.069717 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1090&lon=-87.0697&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 18, 1997 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 38058 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA96LA194 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38058/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA194 ## Probable cause a 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, takeoff - initial climb - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions - carburetor heat - not used, pilot in command - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing - terrain condition - ditch ## Analysis The flight instructor was conducting a biennial flight review for the private pilot, and had been performing maneuvers at 3000 feet before returning to the airport to perform touch and go landings. After completing several landings and takeoffs, the flight was in the process of taking off when at an altitude of about 300 feet mean sea level the engine lost power. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and landed on the shoulder of a highway. The airplane went into a ditch and struck a driveway that crossed the ditch. The pilot-in-command (PIC) stated that he had experienced 'carburetor icing which was manifested by him not activating carburetor heat' during takeoff/landing. The PIC also stated he had experienced carb icing earlier, 'so conditions were suitable for icing.' An engine test run was conducted, and according to the FAA the results of the engine test run were 'inconclusive.' The engine tests were conducted with no discrepancies observed. ## Factual narrative On July 22, 1996, about 1940 central daylight time, a Cessna 150, N4223U, registered to a private owner, operating as a Title 14 CFR Part 91, training flight, crashed in the vicinity of Brewton, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The certified flight instructor and private pilot were not injured. The flight instructor was performing a biannual flight review for the private pilot, and had completed maneuvers at 3,000 feet, before returning to the airport to perform touch-and-go landings. After completing several landings and takeoffs, on runway 06, the flight was in the processes of taking off, and at an altitude of about 300 feet mean sea level, the airplane's engine lost power. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and landed on the shoulder of highway 41. The airplane went into a ditch, and struck a driveway that crossed the ditch. An engine test run was conducted on August 15, 1996, at the facilities of Continental Motors, Mobile, Alabama. According to the FAA inspector's statement the results of the engine test run were "inconclusive." The FAA further stated, that in a conversation with the pilot-in-command (PIC), he stated that he had "experienced carburetor icing which was manifested by him not activating carburetor heat." The PIC had told the FAA, "...he probably did not activate carb heat during takeoff/landing." In addition, the PIC stated, he had experienced carb icing earlier, "so conditions were suitable for icing." The engine tests were conducted with no discrepancies observed. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4223U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4223U-1998-03-30), registration cancelled 1998-03-30, S/N 15060223 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 150 - Registry model: [Cessna 150D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (registry code 2071810) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15060223 - Airframe hours: 4063 - Engines: Continental O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Paul D. Owens Jr. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 28, 1995, 3 hours before - Departed: 12J - Airport: 12J, Brewton, runway 6, 5,187 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 3,632 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 3,000 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 5 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: CEW, 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19960722042439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960722042439A), Jul 22, 1996: Cessna 150D, Brewton, AL, Substantial damage. Biannual flight review. Lost power on 3rd climbout. Hit ditch landing on road. Indications carb icing. From the NTSB's public API. 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