Cessna 150 N2475J

Summary

On 26 August 1999 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N2475J was involved in an accident near Madison, Ohio, 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

26 August 1999 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Madison, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

41.7694, -81.0493

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N2475J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Erie → Frankfort

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC99LA212

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delay in using carburetor heat which resulted in a partial loss of engine power, and a forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While in cruise flight at 4,500 feet msl, the engine started running rough. In order to keep the engine running smoothly the pilot had to continually reduce engine power, and at some point he added carburetor heat. With insufficient power to make an airport, the pilot made a forced landing to a grass strip. After touchdown, the airplane contacted several wire fences that crossed the strip, and entered a creek bed. The accident conditions were conducive for serious icing with glide power, and moderate icing with cruise power. No pre-impact failures or malfunction were identified with either the engine or the airframe. An engine run was preformed with the engine attached to the airframe. It started and ran smoothly.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.