ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293831
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| Date: | Saturday 7 May 2005 |
| Time: | 06:05 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7ECA |
| Owner/operator: | Kurt Colvin |
| Registration: | N42LC |
| MSN: | 493 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3350 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-C1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Luis Obispo, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Blue Earth Municipal Airport, MN (KSBU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot landed the airplane in a soccer field and impacted a power pole. The pilot could not remember the circumstances of the accident. Witnesses indicated that the airplane was circling the soccer field with a sputtering engine, prior to the landing. During the landing ground roll, the airplane skidded into a power pole. There was a strong odor of fuel at the accident site and an observed post accident fuel leak from the left wing. Investigators examined the airplane after the accident and the engine was successfully test run. No airframe or engine anomalies were identified. The closest weather observation station was within 10 miles of the accident site and was reporting a temperature and dew point of 8 and 7 degrees Celsius, respectively. Review of a carburetor icing probability chart disclosed that the temperature and dew point was in the center of the area for serious icing at any power setting.
Probable Cause: a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX05LA158
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 October 1994 | N7MM | Private | 0 | Mariposa, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 14:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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