Accident · 1995-12-11

NTSB case SEA96LA028 · CESSNA 152 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-12-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (N5366M)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot-in-command's delayed application of carburetor heat which resulted in a power loss due to carburetor ice. Carburetor icing conditions, a short takeoff area, and a ditch at the end of the airstrip were factors.

Source: NTSB case SEA96LA028

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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