Cessna 150M N63178

Summary

On 30 June 1988 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 150M registered N63178 was involved in an accident near Lonsdale, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 June 1988 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lonsdale, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

44.4695, -93.4200

Aircraft

Cessna 150M

Registration

N63178

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Webster → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI88LA146

2 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS EXECUTING A POWER-OFF GLIDE AND WHEN AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RECOVER BY ADDING POWER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT WAS THEN FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUGHT A WINGTIP ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN AND CARTWHEELED THE AIRCRAFT. AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR WAS CONTAMINATED WITH A FIBERGLASS SUBSTANCE WHICH BLOCKED THE THROAT OF THE CARBURETOR. THERE WERE NO OTHER SIGNS OF THE SUBSTANCE AND AS A RESULT THE PLACE OF ORIGIN OF THE SUBSTANCE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.