ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380873
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Date: | Monday 12 September 1983 |
Time: | 12:00 LT |
Type: | Bellanca 7GCBC |
Owner/operator: | King Observations, Inc. |
Registration: | N8741V |
MSN: | 849-75 |
Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2919 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Santa Barbara, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Torrance, CA (KTOA) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WHILE CIRCLING AN AREA NEAR SANTA CRUISE ISLAND, CA. DURING AERIAL FISH SPOTTING OPERATIONS, THE ACFT ENG BEGAN TO LOSE PWR. AS THE ACFT APCHD THE ISLAND THE ENG SUSTAINED A COMPLETE PWR LOSS AND NOSED OVER DRNG THE ENSUING FORCED LNDG. AN ENG EXAM REVEALED THAT THE CARB HEAT CTL WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. ACCORDING TO CARB ICING PROB CUVES MODERATE ICING AT CRUISE PWR OR SERIOUS ICING AT GLIDE PWR EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCD.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX83LA437 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83LA437
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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