Cessna 150M N66560

Summary

On 20 April 1999 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N66560 was involved in an accident near S. Rockledge, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 April 1999 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

S. Rockledge, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.3100, -80.7200

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N66560

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winter Park → Merritt Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA99LA135

1 person was seriously injured.

A total loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat during carburetor icing conditions and the subsequent emergency landing to unsuitable terrain and collision with a tree.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot stated he was nearing his destination on the first leg of his solo cross-country, still in cruise flight, when the engine suddenly lost power. He stated that he performed the procedures for engine failure, but does not remember using carburetor heat. He did not regain engine power, and was forced to make an emergency landing in a residential area, sustaining minor injuries and substantially damaging the airplane. Examination of the aircraft, engine, fuel system, and all components by an FAA inspector revealed no failures or malfunctions. The temperature and dew point reported by a station 15 miles from the accident would have put this flight within the region labeled, 'visible icing at glide and cruise power' using carburetor icing probability charts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.