ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 132915
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 December 1994 |
| Time: | 10:06 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150H |
| Owner/operator: | Henry R. Cutbirth |
| Registration: | N6417S |
| MSN: | 15067217 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3414 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Monahans, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. FOLLOWING THE ONSET OF THE ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE THE PILOT DECREASED POWER INITIALLY AND THEN ADDED FULL POWER TO SUSTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT. DURING THE ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE WAS LOSING ALTITUDE, SO HE EXECUTED A DESCENDING LEFT TURN IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT LOWERED THE FLAPS TO 20 DEGREES DURING THE DESCENT. DURING THE DESCENT THE PILOT HEARD THE STALL WARNING HORN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SLID SIDEWAYS INTO A FENCE SURROUNDING A GAS LINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING IN SERIOUS ICING CONDITIONS. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 45 DEGREES AND THE DEW POINT WAS 43 DEGREES.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. A FACTOR WAS THE ICING CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA074
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 17:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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