ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295820
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| Date: | Monday 26 May 2003 |
| Time: | 13:50 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman D75N1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N59768 |
| MSN: | 75-3837 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 785 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental W670 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Avis, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lock Haven-W T Piper Memorial Airport, PA (LHV/KLHV) |
| Jersey Shore, PA (P96) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the airplane was in cruise flight when he reduced the throttle to idle, and began a gradual descent to an altitude of about 500 feet. At that time, the pilot advanced the throttle; however, the engine did not respond. The engine never developed more than a "fast idle" and the pilot was unable to restore engine power. The pilot located a corn field and performed an emergency landing. During the landing roll, the airplane flipped over and came to rest inverted. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions. A weather observation reported at an airport about 20 miles east of the accident site, included a temperature and dew point of 62 and 55 degrees F; respectively. According to an FAA carburetor icing probability chart, the weather conditions were favorable for moderate icing at cruise speed, or serious icing at glide power.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. A factor in this accident were weather conditions favorable to carburetor ice.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC03LA115
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 13:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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