Cessna 150J N60758

Summary

On 6 December 1995 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 150J registered N60758 was involved in an accident near Orange Springs, Florida, 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.

Date

6 December 1995 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Orange Springs, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

85TH Avenue Airstrip (FD02)

Coordinates

29.4200, -82.2095

Aircraft

Cessna 150J

Registration

N60758

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Williston → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA96LA036

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE.

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

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THE PILOT REDUCED ENGINE POWER ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE LANDING APPROACH. WHEN ON BASE LEG HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO CLEAR THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE QUIT. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN AREA OF HIGH VEGETATION SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND OPERATED TO FULL POWER WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE PILOT DID NOT REMEMBER WHEN HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE APPROACH. ACCORDING TO CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING AT GLIDE POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.