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Cessna 152 N6614H

30 January 1988 · Tomball, Texas, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 30 January 1988 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6614H, operated by Merri Worth Aviation, was involved in an accident near Tomball, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Tomball, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
David Wayne Hooks Memor. (DWH)
Coordinates
30.0898, -95.6109
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N6614H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Merri Worth Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Canton → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
FTW88LA056

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE WAS DESCENDING TOWARD THE AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT RESTORED POWER UNTIL NEXT DESCENT. SECOND DESCENT WAS STARTED WITH FULL CARBURETOR HEAT APPLIED AND POWER WAS LOST AGAIN AND COULD NOT BE RESTORED. PILOT MADE OFF-AIRPORT, NIGHT, FORCED LANDING, HIT TREES AND THEN THE GROUND. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOUND. THERE WAS FUEL IN TANKS AT TIME OF POWER LOSS. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO SEVERE CARBURETOR ICING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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