Aviation accident ERA20LA289

Name: aviation accident: Cessna 150 near Surry (2020-08-17)
Start: 2020-08-17
Location: Surry, ME, USA

NONE · Cessna 150 · 2020-08-17 · Surry, ME, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA20LA289
Event ID: 20200818X05936
Type: Accident
Date: 2020-08-17
Location: Surry, ME, USA
Coordinates: 44.431667, -68.480003

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 2
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: Cessna
Model: 150
Registration: N45083
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a forced ditching in water.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown