Cessna 150D N4558U
18 January 1994 · Mount Pleasant, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 January 1994 at about 15:45 local time, a Cessna 150D registered N4558U was involved in an accident near Mount Pleasant, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mount Pleasant, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.1598, -94.9690
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150D
- Registration
- N4558U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Greenville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW94LA067
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE POWER LOSS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING AND THE PILOT'S DELAYED USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS WERE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING INITIAL CLIMB THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, FOLLOWED BY A TOTAL LOSS A FEW MINUTES LATER. THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT FOLLOWING THE INITIAL LOSS OF POWER. A REVIEW OF THE ICING PROBABILITY CHART REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED IN A AREA CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. AFTER LANDING IT IMPACTED A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND NOSED OVER 1/2 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1994 | Cessna 150E | Raymond, Mississippi, United States | Wesley Flyers Club Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 1994 | Cessna 150L | Rio Linda, California, United States | Hinckley, Thomas, F. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1994 | Cessna 150M | Waseca, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1994 | Cessna 150 | Andover, Minnesota, United States | Flywell Flying Club Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1994 | Cessna 150L | N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1994 | Cessna 150 | Watersmeet, Michigan, United States | Instit. FOR Basic Life Prin. | Minor injuries | - |
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