ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361632
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| Date: | Saturday 24 July 1993 |
| Time: | 09:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Phoenix East Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N6091M |
| MSN: | 15284618 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9239 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Augustine, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Daytona Beach, FL |
| (KDAB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS TURNED ON AND AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM WAS NOTICED, FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN ENGINE RPM. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING TO THE OCEAN ADJACENT TO THE BEACH. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND ACCESSORIES BY AN AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC WITH INSPECTION AUTHORITY REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PRECRASH FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE FOR THE REPORTED PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Probable Cause: A REPORTED PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT DITCHING IN THE OCEAN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA93LA162
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 20:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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