NYC68F0174

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150G · Milford, DE · September 1, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 1, 1967
Place
Milford, DE · MILFORD, DE
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2992JCessna 150G
Status
Completed · report December 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114298

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3338   67/9/1    MILFORD,DEL         CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 131
        TIME - 1530                    N2992J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS: CARBURETOR DE-ICING SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           18                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ENG RAN ROUGH,PLT PULLED CARB HEAT ON- CABLE FAILED- CROSSWIND LNDG,18K GUSTING TO 23K.

Aircraft

Registration
N2992J
Reported as
Cessna 150G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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