ARVIN, CA, USA
N6445Q
CESSNA 152
THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH ENGINE PRIOR TO THE POWER LOSS. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE DESCENT WHICH ENDED IN A FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE ACFT WAS LANDED PERPENDICULAR TO THE FURROWS & NOSED OVER. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRACKED CARBURETOR. WHEN A NEW CARBURETOR WAS INSTALLED THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN UNTIL SHUT DOWN. FUEL ABOARD THE ACFT AT THE CRASH SITE AND SIX QUARTS OF OIL REMAINED IN THE ENGINE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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