ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385156
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| Date: | Saturday 16 January 1982 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Lawrence Bovat |
| Registration: | N704KE |
| MSN: | 15078665 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 720 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Swanton, VT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Swanton, VT (1B7) |
| Swanton, VT (1B7) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED AND POWER WAS RESTORED. HE FLEW THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LANDED, AND THEN HE MADE ANOTHER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND A FULL RUN-UP. DURING A SECOND TAKEOFF, HE ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, AND THEN HE TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT FOR A DOWNWIND LANDING. HOWEVER, HE OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND APPLIED POWER. ENGINE POWER WAS RESTORED FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE AND THEN DROPPED TO ABOUT 1200 RPM. CARBURETOR HEAR WAS APPLIED, BUT THE POWER COULD NOT BE RESTORED. AT THE TIME, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW OVER A WOODED AREA. IT CONTINUED DESCENT INTO THE TREES AND CRASHED. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 22 DEGREES, BUT THE DEW POINT WAS UNKNOWN.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC82DA023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 06:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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