ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294703
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 August 2004 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6311P |
| MSN: | 24-1421 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6000 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Philipsburg-Mid-State Regional Airport, PA (PSB/KPSB) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After completing the warm-up and ground checks, the airplane departed from a 5,711-foot-long, 100-foot-wide, asphalt runway. During the initial climb, about 400 feet above the ground, the engine lost partial power, and the airplane began to descend. Suspecting that carburetor icing was present, the pilot applied carburetor heat. A few seconds later, the airplane impacted the ground, coming to rest about 1/4-mile from the end of the runway. The pilot additionally stated that he had experienced a similar problem with the engine losing partial power a few flights prior to the accident; however, it was an isolated event, and he attributed it to possibly being carburetor icing. The engine was test ran by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector after the accident, with no abnormalities noted.
Probable Cause: A loss of partial engine power for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC04LA187
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 08:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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