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Aviation accident ATL91LA027

NONE · BEECH 23C · 1990-12-08 · DUNLAP, TN, USA

Event

NTSB number
ATL91LA027
Event ID
20001212X24717
Type
Accident
Date
1990-12-08
Location
DUNLAP, TN, USA
Coordinates
35.370761, -85.379501

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
3

Aircraft

Make
BEECH
Model
23C
Registration
N5147M
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE CARBURETOR HEAT PROPERLY, WHICH RESULTED IN THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE, FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND THE ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN AT THE CRASH SITE.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
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