ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363778
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| Date: | Sunday 23 February 1992 |
| Time: | 10:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 305A |
| Owner/operator: | Paul Santopietro |
| Registration: | N234BD |
| MSN: | 22548 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plymouth, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Warwick, RI (KPVD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE QUIT AS HE WAS MAKING A TURN AFTER TAKEOFF. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN TREES. HE DID NOT USE CARBURETOR HEAT BEFORE TAKEOFF BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAS A PRESSURE TYPE CARBURETOR AND SHOULD NOT GET CARBURETOR ICE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES OF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE/DEW POINT (42 DEGREES F/41 DEGREES F) IS PLOTTED ON THE FAA CHART 'CONDITIONS FAVORING THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE', IT INDICATES CARBURETOR ICING IS LIKELY IN A PRESSURE TYPE CARBURETOR.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT WHICH RESULTED IN THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE AND A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND FORCED LANDING IN TREES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC92LA065
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 06:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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