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| Date: | Thursday 30 June 1988 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N63178 |
| MSN: | 15077156 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4012 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lonsdale, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Webster, MN (1MN8) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS EXECUTING A POWER-OFF GLIDE AND WHEN AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RECOVER BY ADDING POWER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT WAS THEN FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUGHT A WINGTIP ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN AND CARTWHEELED THE AIRCRAFT. AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR WAS CONTAMINATED WITH A FIBERGLASS SUBSTANCE WHICH BLOCKED THE THROAT OF THE CARBURETOR. THERE WERE NO OTHER SIGNS OF THE SUBSTANCE AND AS A RESULT THE PLACE OF ORIGIN OF THE SUBSTANCE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI88LA146
History of this aircraft
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| 25 January 1984 | N63178 | West Bend Flying Service | 0 | West Bend, WI | |
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| 25-Mar-2024 15:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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