ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385494
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| Date: | Saturday 4 August 2001 |
| Time: | 10:15 LT |
| Type: | Hauck Moffra P-13 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6408W |
| MSN: | 419 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 188 hours |
| Engine model: | Jacobs R755-9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Linden, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Linden, IN (IN16) |
| Linden, IN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The engine lost power while maneuvering during a local flight. The pilot was able to restart the engine, but the engine operated intermittently. The pilot executed a forced landing to a soybean field and during the landing rollout the airplane nosed-over. The pilot reported that the airplane had 20 gallons of 100 low-lead aviation fuel at the beginning of the accident flight. No fuel was found during a post-accident inspection of the airplane. However, prior to the inspection the airplane had been up-righted, repositioned from the accident site, and the carburetor fuel supply line was broken. No anomalies were found with the engine that could be associated with any pre-impact condition. According to a carburetor icing probability chart, generated by Transport Canada, the probability of carburetor icing at cruise power was characterized as "moderate" and at descent power as "serious".
Probable Cause: the loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Contributing to the accident was the rough/uneven terrain condition encountered during the landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI01LA260
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2024 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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