GRETNA, NE, USA
N5175M
CESSNA 152
THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THIS TRAINING FLIGHT WOULD EMPHASIZE POWER REDUCTION MANUEVERS, TO INCLUDE: SLOW FLIGHT, POWER-OFF STALLS, AND FLIGHT AT MINIMUM CONTROLLABLE AIRSPEED. THIRTY MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, AND DURING THE APPLICATION OF POWER FOR RECOVERY, THE ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER AND EXPERIENCING WIDE FLUCTUATIONS IN R.P.M. REMEDIAL ACTION WAS FRUITLESS AS THE ENGINE WOULD ALTERNATE BETWEEN FULL POWER AND WINDMILLING, THEREFORE A LANDING WAS ATTEMTED IN A CORNFIELD. REPORTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR THE AREA WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED INDICATED FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR CARBURETOR ICING DUE TO THE HIGH HUMIDITY AND LOW TEMPERATURES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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