Cessna 150D N4437U
6 April 1991 · San Ygnacio, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 April 1991 at about 16:55 local time, a Cessna 150D registered N4437U, operated by Juan A. Guevera, SR., was involved in an accident near San Ygnacio, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Ygnacio, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 27.1298, -99.3307
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150D
- Registration
- N4437U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Juan A. Guevera, SR.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Zapata → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW91LA061
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
POWER LOSS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE AND A MALFUNCTIONING CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL AND THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PIC ASKED THE PASSENGER RIDING IN THE LEFT SEAT IF HE WANTED TO SEE HOW THE AG PILOTS FLEW. HE REDUCED POWER TO IDLE AND DOVE DOWN TOWARD AN OPEN FIELD. AFTER TRAVERSING THE FIELD THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND THE PASSENGER HEARD A 'POP OR BANG' NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND THE PILOT SAID 'OH MY GOD'. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED IN THE FIELD IN A SHALLOW NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND A SLIGHT LEFT BANK AND CART-WHEELED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT FOR CARBURETOR ICING AND THAT THE CARBURETOR ACCELERATOR PUMP WAS NOT ACTUATING SMOOTHLY. THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS FOUND JAMMED TO THE FULL ON POSITION FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT; HOWEVER, IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THAT WAS THE CONDITION PRIOR TO IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 150 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1991 | Cessna 150 | Searcy, Arkansas, United States | Search Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1991 | Cessna 150G | Marietta, Oklahoma, United States | Eagle Industries, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1991 | Cessna 150A | Jewett, Texas, United States | Jack R. Horan | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1991 | Cessna 150G | Stuart, Virginia, United States | C-150 Group Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1991 | Cessna 150L | Taylor, Missouri, United States | Haerr Field, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1991 | Cessna 150M | Haskell, Oklahoma, United States | Bryce D. Willis | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1991 | Beechcraft BE-19 | Mesquite, Texas, United States | ARI BEN Aviator | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1991 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1991 | Robinson R22 BETA | Wylie, Texas, United States | Heli TEX Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1991 | Beechcraft K35 | Laredo, Texas, United States | DAN R. Blaker | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1991 | Cessna 172F | Cumby, Texas, United States | Charles D. Wood | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1991 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Tomball, Texas, United States | Horizon Aviation | Minor injuries | - |