Aviation accident MKC89LA128

Name: aviation accident: WACO UPF-7 near CREVE COEUR (1989-06-06)
Start: 1989-06-06
Location: CREVE COEUR, MO, USA

NONE · WACO UPF-7 · 1989-06-06 · CREVE COEUR, MO, USA

Event

NTSB number: MKC89LA128
Event ID: 20001213X28631
Type: Accident
Date: 1989-06-06
Location: CREVE COEUR, MO, USA
Coordinates: 38.660675, -90.459396

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 2
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: WACO
Model: UPF-7
Registration: N29309
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT AND CARBURETOR ICE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS (CORN CROP).

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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