Cessna 150G N4026J

Summary

On 1 January 2010 at about 16:08 local time, a Cessna 150G registered N4026J, operated by Frattone Clifford T, was involved in an accident near Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 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

1 January 2010 at 16:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Doylestown Airport (DYL)

Coordinates

40.3331, -75.1222

Aircraft

Cessna 150G

Registration

N4026J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Frattone Clifford T

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Doylestown → Doylestown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10LA104

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The accident flight was the first flight since an overhauled engine was installed. The pilot performed an engine run-up before takeoff and noted no discrepancies. During the initial climb, between 50 and 75 feet above ground level, the engine experienced a partial loss of power. The pilot executed a forced landing into a field; the airplane came to rest upright and there were no injuries to the pilot or passenger. Postaccident inspection of the engine revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. The temperature and dew point at the time of the accident were favorable for serious carburetor ice at cruise power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.