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Aviation accident ATL89FA122

1 fatal · CESSNA 182 · 1989-04-06 · LUTHERSVILLE, GA, USA

Event

NTSB number
ATL89FA122
Event ID
20001213X28021
Type
Accident
Date
1989-04-06
Location
LUTHERSVILLE, GA, USA

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
CESSNA
Model
182
Registration
N5458B
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

PILOT'S FAILURE TO TAKE ACTION THAT WOULD PREVENT THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE. FOLLOWING THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION, THE PILOT DID NOT CONFIGURE THE AIRPLANE SO AS TO REDUCE THE SEVERITY OF THE IMPACT, I.E. EXTEND THE FLAPS AND SLOW THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF A REQUIREMENT BY THE FAA FOR THE AUTOGAS STC HOLDER TO PUBLISH CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY IMFORMATION.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
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