ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37345
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| Date: | Friday 7 April 1989 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260B |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N766RW |
| MSN: | 32-1159 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2900 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-E4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Richmond, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Forest Hill, MD (MD31) |
| Florence, SC (FLO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLIGHT WAS EN ROUTE AT 8000 FT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PLT WAS INSTRUMENT RATED, BUT THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED COPLT WAS FLYING THE ACFT. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE UNSUCCESSFULLY TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. HE SAID HE DID NOT USE CARBURETOR HEAT. A FORCED LANDING INTO AN OPEN FIELD WAS ATTEMPTED. HOWEVER, THE ACFT STRUCK TREES IN A WOODED AREA ADJACENT TO THE FIELD. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTIONS. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN AND IT OPERATED SATISFACTORY. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO INDUCTION ICING. ANOTHER PLT FLYING IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING ICING CONDITIONS. CAUSE: ENGINE LOST POWER BECAUSE OF INDUCTION ICING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE CONDITIONS CONDUVICE TO INDUCTION ICING AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X28043
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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