ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358501
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Date: | Tuesday 8 August 1995 |
Time: | 18:15 LT |
Type: | Cessna 150L |
Owner/operator: | Airgo Incorporated |
Registration: | N11346 |
MSN: | 15075338 |
Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5626 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Murphysboro, IL -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (KMDH) |
Destination airport: | Centralia, IL (KENL) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, HE LEVELED THE AIRPLANE AND ADJUSTED THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO THE 'REQUIRED LEAN MIXTURE.' SUDDENLY THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO LOSE ALTITUDE. SUSPECTING CARBURETOR ICE, HE PULLED THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL ON, BUT THE ENGINE RPM CONTINUED TO DROP AND THE ENGINE THEN LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD. AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THE NUMBERS 3 AND 4 SPARK PLUGS WERE SOOTY. THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE WAS 91 DEGREES AND THE DEW POINT WAS 71 DEGREES. THIS COMBINATION FALLS IN THE LIGHT ICING CATEGORY ON THE CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat which led to a loss of power due to carburetor ice, and his failure to maintain airspeed during the forced landing. The carburetor icing conditions were a factor.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI95LA264 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 9 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA264
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