ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377918
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 December 1984 |
| Time: | 18:55 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8921P |
| MSN: | 24-4377 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ypsilanti, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Detroit, MI (KDTW) |
| Boyne Falls, MI (KBFA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE & TWO PARKED CARS DURING A FORCED LANDING WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER A 40 TO 50 MIN GROUND DELAY HE MADE A NORMAL CLIMB TO 5000 FT MSL WHERE HE TRIMMED THE ACFT & LEANED THE MIXTURE TO 75 PERCENT POWER. SHORTLY AFTER THE LEVEL OFF, THE ENG SUDDENLY LOST POWER & FUEL FLOW. THE PLT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. WHEN THE ACFT CAME OUT OF THE OVERCAST AT ABOUT 1000 FT MSL, THE PLT COULD NOT OBTAIN VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE AIRPORT & ELECTED TO LAND IN A PARKING LOT. EXAM OF THE ENG, FOUND WATER AROUND THE ALTERNATE AIR SOURCE DOOR & THE AIR FILTER WAS FROZEN & CLOGGED WITH ICE. A SIGMET WAS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF ACC CALLING ROR SEVERE ICING IN CLOUDS & PRECIP FROM THE SURFACE TO 12000 FT MSL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI85LA078
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 November 1983 | N8921P | Private | 0 | Columbus, OH | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 17:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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