ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235875
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 September 2016 |
| Time: | 09:10 |
| Type: |  Stinson V77 Reliant |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N715FB |
| MSN: | 77-443 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 158 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming R680-13 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jordan, Scott County, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | South St Paul, MN (KSGS) |
| South St Paul, MN (KSGS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting a personal flight to break in the recently overhauled engine. After about 30 minutes, when the airplane was about 2,000 ft above ground level, the engine started to backfire and lose power. The pilot attempted to troubleshoot the problem by switching fuel tanks; adjusting the engine throttle, mixture, and propeller controls; and selecting the individual magneto positions, to no avail. He performed an emergency landing to a soft field; the airplane subsequently nosed over during the landing roll, and the rudder sustained substantial damage. Postaccident examinations of the airframe, engine, and magnetos found no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to serious carburetor icing at cruise power. Thus, it is likely that the engine lost power due to serious carburetor icing.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2020 11:42 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 16-Jun-2020 18:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 16-Jun-2020 19:04 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
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