# NTSB SEA84LA183: Cessna 150J, N50618, Burley, ID, July 25, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 25, 1984, 17:41 local (23:41 UTC)
- Place: Burley, ID
- Coordinates: 42.390087, -113.780899 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3901&lon=-113.7809&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA84LA183
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39976/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA183

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel system,carburetor - ice (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, takeoff
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A POTATO FIELD AND NOSED OVER AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PLT SAID SHE USED CARBURETOR HEAT WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE ENGINE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY IMPROVE BUT WAS RUNNING IN SURGES FROM 1800-2200 RPM. THE PLT CUT THE CARB HEAT OFF AND THE ENGINE GOT WORSE. AT ONE POINT THE RPM IMPROVED THEN WORSENED DRAMATICALLY. AFTER A SHORT WHILE THE ENGINE DIED. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND INSPECTION FOUND THE ENGINE NORMAL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50618](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50618), registered now, S/N 15069437, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15069437
- Airframe hours: 4506
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: James L Reese, doing business as Reese Aviation
- Registered owner: James L. Reese
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 15, 1984
- Departed: BYI, BURLEY, ID
- Destination: U02, BLACKFOOT, ID
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: 07

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; foreign; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 95 total, 47 in this make and model, 56 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BYI, 14 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840725034649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840725034649A), Jul 25, 1984: Cessna 150J, Burley, ID, Substantial damage. Forced landing due to reported engine failure resulted in a upset in a potato field. No engine problems found.

## Other investigations on N50618 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA20CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA010), Oct 8, 2019: Cessna 150 (N50618), Fallon, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight fuel planning and quantity inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, a forced landing on unsuitable terrain, and a subsequent…
- [NTSB SEA71FDA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FDA12), Jan 20, 1971: Cessna 150 (N50618), Billings, MT, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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