ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369149
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Date: | Tuesday 28 February 1989 |
Time: | 18:50 LT |
Type: | Cessna 150G |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N2805S |
MSN: | 15066075 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3033 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Springboro, OH -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:ACFT WAS BEING FLOWN BY OWNER ON 1ST FLT AFTER ENGINE CASE HAD BEEN SPLIT, VALVE REPAIR, & CARBURETOR FLOAT REPLACEMENT. AUTO FUEL WAS BEING USED WHICH WAS PUT IN ACFT ABOUT SIX WEEKS BEFORE ACCIDENT. NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN FUEL, ENGINE WAS RUN ON TEST CELL, & CARB WAS FLOW CHECKED AFTER ACCIDENT. PIC RPTED LONG TAXI TO TAKE OFF RWY PLUS DELAY DUE TO OTHER TRAFFIC. FAA AC 91-33A NOTES CARB ICE WILL FORM AT HIGHER TEMP & MORE RAPIDLY THAN AV GAS. ICE PROBABILITY CHART SHOWED WX COND CONDUCIVE TO CARB ICE WITH USE OF AV GAS. FAA AC 20-113 RECOMMENDS USING CARB HEAT PRIOR TO TAKE OFF WHEN COND ARE CONDUCIVE TO CARB ICE TO REMOVE ANY ICE BUILT UP.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF POWER (TAKEOFF) FROM CARBURETOR ICE DUE TO IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT DURING EXTENDED GROUND OPERATION USING AUTO FUEL IN WEATHER WHICH WAS CONDUCIVE TO ICING.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL89LA094 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL89LA094
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Revision history:
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