ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202080
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| Date: | Monday 22 March 1999 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Mooney M20C |
| Owner/operator: | John S. Alguire |
| Registration: | N5878Q |
| MSN: | 3147 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3046 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-AID |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Irving, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Caldwell, NJ (KCDW) |
| Port Huron, MI (KPHN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed on a VFR flight with IMC and icing conditions forecast and reported along his route of flight. The pilot filed an IFR flight plan en route and entered IMC conditions. Shortly thereafter, the pilot experienced a loss of engine power that could not be corrected by application of carburetor heat. The pilot reported a loss of cabin heat at the onset of the emergency. Cabin heat was drawn from the same source as carburetor heat, upstream of the carburetor. An AIRMET for icing issued prior to departure called for: Light to occasional moderate rime icing in-clouds below 8,000 feet. Conditions continuing beyond 1600 through 2200. A National Weather Service Area Forecast issued for the route of flight was for overcast ceilings at 2,000 to 3,000 feet with tops to 12,000 feet, occasional light snow showers. Weather reported 10 miles southeast of the accident site, was: few clouds at 200 feet with a broken ceiling of 700 feet and an overcast ceiling at 1,100 feet. Visibility was 1/4 mile in light snow and freezing fog. The winds were from 250 degrees at 23 knots gusting to 31 knots. The airplane was not equipped with de-icing or anti-icing equipment.
Probable Cause: was the pilot's intentional flight into known icing conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD99LA035
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2017 10:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 08-Apr-2024 08:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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