Cessna 150 CGOCS

Summary

On 27 November 1996 at about 18:50 local time, a Cessna 150 registered CGOCS was involved in an accident near Bowbells, North Dakota, United States. 2 people were 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

27 November 1996 at 18:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Bowbells, North Dakota, United States

Coordinates

48.7994, -102.2396

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

CGOCS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minot → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI97LA037

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to lean the mixture control after applying carburetor heat as the pilot's operating handbook states should be done. The carburetor icing conditions and the terrain were factors.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While in cruise flight, the pilot said his RPM suddenly dropped and the engine began to make a '...stuttering...' noise. He said he applied carburetor heat and positioned the mixture to full rich. The engine continued to make the stuttering noise and have '...drops in the RPM.' As he approached an alternate airport he said he was informed the airport had no winter maintenance. He said he selectd a field that appeared flat with a little snow on it for a landing. As he approached the field he said it was a hill and landed next to it. An on-scene investigation revealed no mechanical or fuel anomalies that would cause the engine to stop running. The nose gear crushed the bottom of the firewall when it was bent aft during the landing. Ice crystals were found in the carburetor venturi and float bowl.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.