Cessna 150L N19052

Summary

On 27 July 2007 at about 12:17 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N19052 was involved in an accident near Cooperstown, New York, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 July 2007 at 12:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Cooperstown, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Cooperstown-Westville Apt (K23)

Coordinates

42.6292, -74.8908

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N19052

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cooperstown → Cooperstown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN07LA130

1 person was seriously injured.

The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing and the weather conditions conducive for carburetor icing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, at approximately 400 feet the "engine sputtered, and then smoothed out." The pilot stated that the engine sputtered again and then "quit." He attempted to restart the engine but was not successful. The airplane impacted trees, resulting in substantial damage. An examination of the airplane and the powerplant revealed no anomalies. Several weather observation stations recorded the temperature and dewpoint as 24 degrees Celsius (C) and 19 degrees C, respectively. According to the carburetor icing chart, conditions were conducive for "serious icing at glide power."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.