KIOWA, KS, USA
N5732G
CESSNA 150K
WHILE IN NORMAL CRUISE FLIGHT, A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER (TOTAL), WAS EXPERIENCED. CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR CARBURETOR ICING EXISTED, WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 32 DEGREES (F), AND A DEW POINT OF 18 DEGREES (F). A FORCED LANDING WAS CONDUCTED IN A SOFT FIELD AND ON ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. AFTER DEPARTING THE AIRPLANE, THE PILOT COLLAPSED AND DIED. AN AUTOPSY INDICATED HIS DEATH WAS DUE TO A HEART ATTACK. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND NOTHING OF A MECHANICAL NATURE WHICH WOULD HAVE AFFECTED THE OPERATION.
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY UTILIZE THE CARBURETOR HEAT TO AVOID LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INATTENTION AND THE ENCOUNTER OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT FORCED LANDING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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