Cessna 150L N18130

Summary

On 14 October 2000 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N18130 was involved in an accident near Homer, Georgia, 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

14 October 2000 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Homer, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

34.3294, -83.4906

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N18130

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pickens → Gainesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL01LA009

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on her first solo cross country flight and cruising at 4,500feet, the engine developed intermittent power loss. Efforts by the student pilot to restore full power failed. The pilot selected an area for a forced landing; the airplane collided with ground during the forced landing. A review of weather data at the time of the accident revealed that conditions were favorable for the formation of carburetor ice. The examination of the airplane and engine assembly failed to disclose a mechanical problem.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.