ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223321
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Date: | Saturday 31 March 2018 |
Time: | 08:15 |
Type: | Cessna 180 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N2485C |
MSN: | 30785 |
Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2777 hours |
Engine model: | Continental O470-J |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Grove, OK -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Lowell, AR (AR91) |
Destination airport: | Grove Municipal Airport, OK (KGMJ) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The airline transport pilot reported that, while in cruise flight, the engine “coughed once, then died.” The pilot attempted to restore power without success, then performed a forced landing to a rodeo arena. The pilot also stated that he did not apply carburetor heat following the loss of engine power. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction or failures that would have precluded normal operation. A review of the recorded weather information in the area indicated that the atmospheric conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the accumulation of serious icing at any power setting. The total loss of engine power was likely due to an accumulation of carburetor ice. Had the pilot immediately applied carburetor heat, it is possible that it would have cleared the ice and restored engine power.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice accumulation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat immediately following the loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN18LA131 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
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