Cessna 150 N22997

Summary

On 14 January 1989 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N22997 was involved in an accident near Clarion, 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

14 January 1989 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Clarion, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

42.7290, -93.7298

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N22997

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Blaine → Webster City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC89LA051

Nobody was injured.

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY USE THE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING ICING CONDITIONS RESULTING IN CARBURETOR ICE FORMATION AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON A RURAL GRAVEL ROAD, AND DURING THE ROLL-OUT, A ROAD SIGN WAS STRUCK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION, LACK OF FUEL, OR FUEL CONTAMINATION. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR CARBURETOR ICING ACCORDING TO THE 'ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS.' TEMPERATURE WAS 36 DEGS F AND DEWPOINT WAS 25 DEGS F.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.