- Date
- January 20, 1984, 17:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lowville, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3731VCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840120001789A
- Case key
- 35373
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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.
Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical
Weather condition - carburetor icing conditionsFactor
Carburetor heat - improper use ofCause
On ground/water collision with object
Analysis
The acft was on a VFR flt from old forge to canastota NY when during cruise flt the engine would only develop partial power. A forced landing was made to a shopping mall and the acft sustained substantial damage. The weather conditions were conducive to carburetor icing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3731V
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150 76604
- Airframe hours
- 5,282
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph S. Tornatore
- Registered owner
- Harwood, R.E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 7, 1983 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- NY41 · Old Forge, NY
- Destination
- 1B8 · Canastota, NY
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 383 total · 100 in this make and model · 333 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 10 °F, dew point 3 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.