# NTSB Accident FTW90LA078
> **CESSNA T50-A17** · 1990-03-04 · BRACKETTVILLE, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW90LA078
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22719
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-03-04
- **Location:** BRACKETTVILLE, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.309343, -100.409538
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** T50-A17
- **Registration:** N578EK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

AN ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTIONING CARBURETOR AND THE PILOT'S MISJUDGING HIS OBSTACLE CLEARANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A WIRE STRIKE WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE UNCOMMANDED DEPLOYMENT OF CARBURETOR HEAT ON BOTH ENGINES, AN INOPERATIVE GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM, AND A PROPELLER SYSTEM WHICH COULD NOT BE FEATHERED.

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