ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359366
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| Date: | Sunday 5 February 1995 |
| Time: | 13:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Wings Inc. |
| Registration: | N739FZ |
| MSN: | 17270520 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3956 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nevis, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Park Rapids, MN (PKD |
| St. Paul, MN (KSTP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER COMPLETING A TOUCH AND GO, THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE AIRLANE WAS BARELY CLIMBING. HE IMMEDIATELY SCANNED THE INSTRUMENTS, CHECKED THE FUEL SELECTOR AND ALL ENGINE CONTROLS. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. REALIZING THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND, THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING ON A FROZEN, SNOW COVERED LAKE. WHILE LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE SNOW AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES. A FUEL SAMPLE WAS TAKEN ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AND ICE CRYSTALS WERE FOUND IN THE SAMPLE. THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE WAS 2 DEGREES AND THE DEWPOINT WAS NEGATIVE 12.
Probable Cause: the loss of engine power due to a blockage caused by ice. A factor in the accident was the snow.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA110
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 November 1982 | N739FZ | Private | 0 | Beulah, ND | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 09:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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