- Date
- June 6, 1993, 21:11 local (Jun 7, 1993, 01:11 UTC)
- Place
- West Caldwell, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N60186Cessna 150J
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930606019769A
- Case key
- 37327
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Probable cause
The complete loss of engine power as a result of carburetor icing, the subsequent forced landing and impact with the 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
Shortly after takeoff at an approximately altitude of 300 feet above the ground the airplane's engine lost total power. The pilot elected to make a forced landing on a golf course. Examination of the wreckage revealed that there was sufficient fuel on board the airplane. The engine was test run and no discrepancies where found. At the time of the accident the reported temperature was 55 degrees f and the dew point was 51 degrees f. a chart showing favorable conditions for carburetor icing showed that for a temperature of 55 degrees and a dew point of 51 degrees, '...serious icing climb power...'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60186
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15070132
- Airframe hours
- 4,786
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Horizon Helicopter
- Registered owner
- Horizon Helicopter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Unknown · May 5, 1993 · 69 hours before
- Departed
- CDW
- Destination
- CDW
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
- 50
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Private, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,280 total · 3,500 in this make and model · 8,950 as pilot in command · 62 in the last 90 days · 21 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CDW, 1 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.