ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371679
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| Date: | Monday 11 January 1988 |
| Time: | 13:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Dow Chemical Co. |
| Registration: | N2517K |
| MSN: | 18052965 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beaumont, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Angleton, TX (KLBX) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS WHILE IN CRUISE FLT AT 500' AGL ON AN AERIAL PIPELINE PATROL FLT. AN OFF-ARPT EMERGENCY LNDG WAS MADE IN ROUGH TERRAIN AND THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CARB HEAT GATE VALVE WOULD ONLY CLOSE 2/3RDS OF THE WAY WHEN THE CONTROL WAS PLACED IN THE CARB HEAT FULL ON POSITION. THE ACTUATOR ARM WAS BINDING AGAINST THE ENG COMPARTMENT INTERIOR BAFFLING. THE PLT AND PAX STATED THAT EARLIER ON THE SAME FLIGHT, PRIOR TO THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THEY HAD EXPERIENCED A PWR LOSS THAT WAS ALLEVIATED BY THE USE OF CARB HEAT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW88DRA02
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| 26-Mar-2024 08:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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