# NTSB MKC85LA205: Cessna 150-L, N18604, Stuttgart, AR, September 1, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 1, 1985, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Stuttgart, AR
- Coordinates: 34.489074, -91.549568 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4891&lon=-91.5496&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: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC85LA205
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34024/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA205

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, takeoff - initial climb
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, HE LOST ENGINE POWER AND WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED IN A ROUGH SOY-BEAN FIELD, IT NOSED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. THE ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEMS WERE INSPECTED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR. NO REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS COULD BE DETERMINED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N18604 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150-L
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15073979
- Airframe hours: 3837
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Flight Maintenance Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 14, 1985, 40 hours before
- Destination: MO7, SEARCY, AR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 697 total, 52 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 95 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PBF, 26 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 19850901042179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850901042179A), Sep 1, 1985: Cessna 150L, Stuttgart, AR, Substantial damage. Landed in field claiming power failure. Near gross uphill sod runway takeoff at high temperature. No mechanical.

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.

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