ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361811
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| Date: | Thursday 24 June 1993 |
| Time: | 10:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7817X |
| MSN: | 17248317 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Statesville, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Siler City, NC (5W8) |
| Morganton, NC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT UNDER OVERCAST CLOUDS. HE STATED THAT HE WAS FORCED TO DESCEND DUE TO DECREASING CLOUD HEIGHTS. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 71(F), AND THE DEW POINT WAS 63(F). THE CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART SHOWS THIS COMBINATION TO BE IN SERIOUS ICING CONDITIONS AT GLIDE POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT FOR THREE SECONDS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THE ENGINE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WHEN POWER WAS ADDED. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS EXECUTED, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE DURING THE LANDING, AND NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: The improper use of carburetor heat by the pilot. A factor in the accident was the carburetor icing conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL93LA115
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2024 07:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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