Cessna 150L N17214

Summary

On 21 May 2009 at about 01:50 local time, a Cessna 150L registered N17214, operated by Brock Edson G, was involved in an accident near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 May 2009 at 01:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR)

Coordinates

30.5395, -91.2206

Aircraft

Cessna 150L

Registration

N17214

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Brock Edson G

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Baton Rouge → New Roads

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN09LA308

2 people had minor injuries.

The partial loss of engine power due to the instructor pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing. Contributing to the accident was the instructor pilot's decision to attempt a return to the departure airport with degraded engine performance.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot and certified flight instructor (CFI) were conducting a night, cross country flight. Weather conditions were conducive to carburetor icing at both cruise and descent power settings. When the airplane was about 7 miles from their first destination, the engine's performance began to decay. The CFI ignored the student pilot's suggestion to turn on the carburetor heat and elected to turn around and fly approximately 16 miles back to their departure airfield. The engine performance continued to decay, forcing the CFI to land in a field about four miles from the airport. During landing, the airplane flipped over on its back, resulting in substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.