ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367932
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| Date: | Friday 29 September 1989 |
| Time: | 14:20 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B23 |
| Owner/operator: | Dare East Air |
| Registration: | N2333L |
| MSN: | M-164 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1711 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hatteras, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Manteo, NC (M0I) |
| Ocracoke, NC (W9S) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS WHILE EN ROUTE TO OCRACOKE, NC. HE DESCRIBED A GRADUAL REDUCTION IN ENGINE RPM UNTIL IT STABILIZED AT 1500 RPM. THROUGHOUT THE EMERGENCY, THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT WHICH FURTHER REDUCED THE RPM. THE TEMP/DEW POINT WERE 79/63 DEGREES, RESPECTIVELY. THE CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR THE FORMATION OF INDUCTION ICING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT HIT BUSHES DURING A FORCED LANDING. SUBSEQUENT WRECKAGE EXAMINATION FAILED TO INDICATE ANY TYPE OF SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DRAINED WATER FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL89LA221
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 20:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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