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Aviation accident NYC99LA040
NONE · Piper PA-18-150 · 1998-12-19 · FAIRFIELD, PA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
NYC99LA040- Event ID
20001211X11625- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 1998-12-19
- Location
- FAIRFIELD, PA, USA
- Coordinates
- 39.549571, -77.760871
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- Piper
- Model
- PA-18-150
- Registration
- N82096
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly use carburetor heat which resulted in carburetor ice and loss of engine power. Contributing factor were trees.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown