ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298915
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| Date: | Sunday 4 June 2000 |
| Time: | 08:42 LT |
| Type: |  Ercoupe 415-C |
| Owner/operator: | Mike Greenwald |
| Registration: | N3232H |
| MSN: | 3857 |
| Engine model: | Continental C-75 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | JOLIET, Illinois -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KJOT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft lost engine power on initial climb following a touch and go. The aircraft was landed on the remaining runway but went off the end and came to rest in a ditch. The pilot said that, at approximately 100 feet above ground level, the engine '... suddenly stopped running.' An instruction manual for the aircraft states that, 'when the throttle is fully closed, carburetor air heat is applied automatically through a linkage connected with the throttle arm. From half throttle to full throttle, cold air is fed automatically to the engine. However, a manual control is also provided and can be used to keep hot air feeding to the carburetor at more than half throttle setting when icing conditions prevail.' A postaccident examination of the aircraft and engine failed to reveal any preexisting anomalies. A weather report for the accident airport reported a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a dewpoint of 14 degrees Celsius. A carburetor icing probability chart from Transport Canada indicates that a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius, and a dewpoint of 14 degrees Celsius is in the range of serious carburetor icing potential at any power setting. A Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular states that, 'the effect of throttle icing is a progressive decline in the power delivered by the engine.'
Probable Cause: the engine failure for undetermined reasons. Factors were the low altitude, remedial action not possible by the pilot, and the ditch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI00LA162
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 00:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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