C150 private pilot experiences power loss at 7;500 feet. An emergency is declared and the reporter descends through IMC to land at a suitable airport. The power loss is attributed to carburetor ice.

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Attributes
ACN	1220849
Time
Date	201411
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Reciprocating Engine Assembly
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 205 Flight Crew Type 205
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter VFR In IMC

Narrative:

While flying over the valley I experienced carburetor ice; and declared an emergency to land at a suitable airport. I had to descend through IMC to land safely while the engine did not want to produce power. After landing visible water was running out of the air cleaner. After 2 hours the skies cleared and the engine ran fine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C150 Private Pilot experiences power loss at 7;500 feet. An emergency is declared and the reporter descends through IMC to land at a suitable airport. The power loss is attributed to carburetor ice.

Narrative: While flying over the valley I experienced carburetor ice; and declared an emergency to land at a suitable airport. I had to descend through IMC to land safely while the engine did not want to produce power. After landing visible water was running out of the air cleaner. After 2 hours the skies cleared and the engine ran fine.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.