Cessna 150M N899CB

Summary

On 31 December 2008 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N899CB, operated by Kevin E. Brown, was involved in an accident near Greene, Iowa, 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

31 December 2008 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Greene, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

42.7419, -92.5081

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N899CB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kevin E. Brown

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waverly → Waverly

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA121

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the rough, snow-covered terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The recently certificated private pilot reduced the engine power setting and descended to an altitude of 800 to 1,000 feet above the ground so the passenger could take aerial photographs of a farm house. The pilot stated that he had the power setting pulled back approximately halfway while they were circling and that the engine seized when he attempted to apply full power to gain altitude. The airplane landed hard during the off-airport forced landing on a snow-covered farm field. The airplane sustained firewall damage when the nose gear collapsed following a 75-foot-long landing roll. The pilot stated that he did not use carburetor heat while circling. Postaccident inspection revealed the engine turned freely when rotated by hand and when the ignition was engaged. Examination of the spark plugs revealed they were black in color from soot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.