ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365177
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| Date: | Friday 7 June 1991 |
| Time: | 16:15 LT |
| Type: |  Avid Flyer Inc. AVID FLYER |
| Owner/operator: | Rory Michael Neilson |
| Registration: | N369AF |
| MSN: | 369 |
| Engine model: | ROTAX 232LG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Endeavor, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Omro, WI |
| Westfield, WI (98WI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND RUN ROUGH. THE PILOT HAD EXPERIENCED CARBURETOR ICING DURING A LOW POWER GROUND RUN PREVIOUSLY. HE BELIEVED THIS TO BE THE REASON FOR THE CURRENT PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROADWAY. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH A TREE. THE ENGINE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH CARBURETOR HEAT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATE CARBURETOR ICE TO AVOID AN EMERGENCY LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91DEP06
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 August 2002 | N369AF | Private | 0 | Camp Lake, Wisconsin | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 07:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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