ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188395
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| Date: | Sunday 26 June 2016 |
| Time: | 19:50 |
| Type: |  Piper J3F-65 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N29042 |
| MSN: | 6013 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1940 |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85-RF |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arapahoe County, east of Front Range Airport (KFTG), Denver, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Strasburg, CO (CO38) |
| Denver, CO (FTG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that he departed an airport with full gas and headed east to another airport to perform a touch-and-go landing. After the touch-and-go landing, the engine "never really seemed to perform" on climbout. He attempted to restore power without success, and the airplane began descending. The pilot conducted a forced landing to a field, where the airplane nosed over and sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to serious carburetor icing at a descent power setting. The loss of engine power likely occurred due to the accumulation of carburetor ice during the descent. The formation of ice would reduce rpm but might not result in rough engine operation. Thus, the reduction in rpm could have gone unnoticed given the typical engine power setting changes when the airplane was on approach for the touch and go.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice accumulation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=29042
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 May 2001 | N29042 | Evergreen Flying Service | 0 | Brush Prairie, WA | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jun-2016 05:24 | Geno | Added |
| 19-Apr-2020 17:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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