- Date
- May 18, 1985, 12:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N704UVCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40163
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on a short local flight to a costal area and return. The engine lost some power. Carburetor heat was applied but no increase in power was noted. The plt then set up a glide with intentions of making a landing onto the beach area. At about 500 feet m.s.l. power was resumed and the plt elected to climb to 2,000 feet m.s.l. with the intentions of returning to the departure airport. Over rugged treed terrain a power loss was again noted. Application of carburetor heat had no effect upon the engine. A forced landing was made into tall hay. Inspection of the engine revealed that the engine compartment carburetor air heat control lever was broken with the control cable disconnected and the hot air door jammed in the cold position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704UV
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15078893
- Airframe hours
- 3,116
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ken Pottal
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 3, 1984 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- STS · Santa Rosa, CA
- Destination
- STS · Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport
- Unknown
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
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,394 total · 137 in this make and model · 2,282 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
Other investigations on N704UV · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.