Plane Crash List

Cessna 150L N19102

24 March 1991 · Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 March 1991 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N19102, operated by Earl Witt, was involved in an accident near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 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 16:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Chambersburg (N68)
Coordinates
39.9293, -77.6509
Aircraft
Cessna 150L
Registration
N19102
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Earl Witt
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC91LA093

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

CARBURETOR ICE AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: CARBURETOR ICING (WEATHER CONDITIONS).

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS TURNING BASE TO FINAL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART SHOWED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE CONDUCTIVE FOR SERIOUS ICING DURING GLIDE POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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