Accident · 1990-01-06

NTSB case FTW90LA050 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-01-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N5414P)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: STILLWATER FLIGHT CENTER, INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): STILLWATER FLIGHT CENTER, INC

Probable cause

THE POWER LOSS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE, WHICH RESULTED FROM THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ENGAGE CARBURETOR HEAT IN A TIMELY MANNER. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

Source: NTSB case FTW90LA050

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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