Accident · 1993-12-26

NTSB case ATL94LA032 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-12-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N25566)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: NEW CHARLESTON FLIGHT ACADEMY Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NEW CHARLESTON FLIGHT ACADEMY

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT, WHILE MANEUVERING AND CHANGING ALTITUDES, WHICH RESULTED IN CARBURETOR ICE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE.

Source: NTSB case ATL94LA032

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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