Cessna 150M N3143V

Summary

On 3 July 2010 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N3143V, operated by Smith Lynn, was involved in an accident near Neola, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 July 2010 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Neola, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Roosevelt Municipal Airport (74V)

Coordinates

40.4267, -110.0244

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N3143V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Smith Lynn

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Neola → Neola

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA337

1 person had minor injuries.

A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a power line.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while practicing ground reference maneuvers the airplane's engine had what he described as a temporary partial loss of power. The pilot was flying back to the airport when the nose landing gear struck a power line. The pilot continued the flight back to the airport. When he attempted to land, the nose landing gear collapsed aft, substantially damaging the firewall. While review of the carburetor icing probability chart revealed that the weather conditions during the flight--a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a dew point of 6 degrees Celsius--were conducive to light icing during glide and cruise power, the investigation was unable to determine a cause for the reported power loss.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.