- Date
- March 24, 1991, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Chambersburg, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N19102Cessna 150L
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910324007179A
- Case key
- 36894
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Probable cause
Carburetor ice and the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat. A factor related to the accident was: carburetor icing (weather conditions).
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 was turning base to final when the engine lost power. The carburetor heat was found in the off position at the accident site. The carburetor icing probability chart showed the weather conditions at the time of the accident were conductive for serious icing during glide power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19102
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150 74171
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Earl Witt
- Registered owner
- Earl Witt
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- N68 · Chambersburg, runway 24, 3,304 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 29 total · 29 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.