Cessna 150H N6663S

Summary

On 4 March 1995 at about 04:30 local time, a Cessna 150H registered N6663S was involved in an accident near Albany, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 March 1995 at 04:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Albany, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

44.6198, -123.1298

Aircraft

Cessna 150H

Registration

N6663S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mulino → Lebanon

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

SEA95LA060

1 person had minor injuries.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS INCLUDE ICING CONDITIONS AND THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PLACED 5 GALLONS OF AUTO GAS IN THE AIRCRAFT AFTER A FUEL STOP AT MULINO AND THEN DEPARTED FOR LEBANON, OREGON. HE STATED THAT WHILE EN ROUTE HE INADVERTENTLY ENTERED A CLOUD AT NIGHT WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND AT HIS DESTINATION. HE INITIATED A CLIMB AND RECEIVED AN IFR CLEARANCE. WHEN HE BROKE OUT OF IMC CONDITIONS, HE CANCELED IFR AND REDUCED POWER FROM 2600 RPM TO ABOUT 2200 RPM AND DESCENDED, WITHOUT USING CARBURETOR HEAT. AT ABOUT 2000 FEET THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PROP STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION AND THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE ENGINE STOPPAGE TO BE DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING WHICH WAS NOT PRECEDED BY ROUGHNESS OR POWER DECREASE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.