CHEROKEE VILL, AR, USA
N704SZ
CESSNA 150
DURING AN SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PLT SAID THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, THEN QUIT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH SOME TREES. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND ENGINE RUN-UP REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FUEL SHORTAGE. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING, ACCORDING TO THE 'ICING PROBABLILITY CHARTS'.
THE PILOTS FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT PROPERLY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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