ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357592
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 April 1996 |
| Time: | 16:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182P |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7355S |
| MSN: | 18265146 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2449 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bunnell, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (X47) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight was returning to the departure airport when the airplane experienced a loss of engine power . According to the pilot, he attempted to restart the engine several times, but was unable to. The pilot reported that the carburetor heat was applied during the restart attempts, but there was no report by the pilot of the application of carburetor heat prior to the loss of engine power. The airplane collided with trees one mile east of the airport. The examination of the engine assembly, after the accident, failed to disclose a mechanical problem. A review of weather data at the approximate time of the accident disclosed that conditions were favorable for the formation of carburetor icing.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing and his failure to apply carburetor heat that resulted in a loss of engine power. A factor was weather conditions were favorable for the formation of carburetor icing at cruise flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL96LA075
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 May 1994 | N7355S | Private | 0 | Crystal River, FL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 19:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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