- Date
- February 12, 1991, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mount Gilead, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2859SCessna 150G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910212002269A
- Case key
- 36878
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat resulting in an engine failure due to carburetor ice and a subsequent off airport landing in unsuitable terrain.
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.
Analysis
The pilot took off and experienced a loss of power after takeoff. When carburetor heat was added, the power returned and then started surging. Power was lost and a forced landing was made in a rough, open field. The nose wheel broke off during landing and the airplane flipped over. Post accident investigation disclosed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure with the engine or airframe.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2859S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15066759
- Engine
- Continental O-200A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Marilyn J. Bible
- Registered owner
- Marilyn J. Bible
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- 4I9 · Morrow County
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 400 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 215° at 6 knots, gusting 13
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 32 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.