Cessna 150 N704SZ
23 October 1989 · Cherokee Vill, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 October 1989 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N704SZ, operated by Hesston College, was involved in an accident near Cherokee Vill, Arkansas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cherokee Vill, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150
- Registration
- N704SZ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hesston College
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newton → Walnut Ridge
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC90LA015
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOTS FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT PROPERLY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING AN SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PLT SAID THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, THEN QUIT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH SOME TREES. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND ENGINE RUN-UP REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FUEL SHORTAGE. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING, ACCORDING TO THE 'ICING PROBABLILITY CHARTS'.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1989 | Cessna 150 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 1989 | Cessna 402B | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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