Accident · 1992-06-25

NTSB case NYC92LA109 · CESSNA 150L · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-06-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 150L (N1793Q)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Eagle Air Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): EAGLE AIR INC

Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S DELAYED ACTION IN APPLYING CARBURETOR HEAT DURING CRUISE, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: WEATHER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING, THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLYING EXPERIENCE AND THE ROUGH TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case NYC92LA109

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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