Cessna 150 N6461G

Summary

On 12 November 1993 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N6461G was involved in an accident near Cumming, Georgia, 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.

Date

12 November 1993 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cumming, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Mathis Airport (84A)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 150

Registration

N6461G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL94LA018

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE CARBURETOR HEAT SYSTEM WHILE MANEUVERING THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS CONDITIONS THAT WERE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE.

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

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WHILE RETURNING FROM A SUPERVISED SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL RESTART ATTEMPT, INCLUDING APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT, THE STUDENT PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES AHEAD. THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN A GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FUEL STARVATION. DURING THE ENGINE EXAMINATION, THE TOPS OF THE PISTONS APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN STEAM CLEANED DURING COMBUSTION. THE ENGINE WAS RUN ON THE AIRFRAME AND OPERATED NORMALLY. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE. AT NO TIME DURING THE FLIGHT DID THE PILOT REPORT USING THE CARBURETOR HEAT BEFORE THE ENGINE QUIT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.