ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363983
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 March 1992 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Stinson 108 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N97599 |
| MSN: | 108-599 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3019 hours |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 6A4-165-B3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Heyworth, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 50 FT AGL, A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS EXPERIENCE. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD DURING WHICH THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE HEAVILY SOOTED. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING. AUTOMOTIVE GAS WAS BEING USED IN THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN CARBURETOR ICE AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS WHICH EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92LA102
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 July 2004 | N97599 | Private | 0 | Graham, Washington | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 08:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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