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Aviation accident WPR11FA120
1 fatal · AERONCA O-58C · 2011-02-03 · San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR11FA120- Event ID
20110203X34832- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2011-02-03
- Location
- San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 35.312778, -120.675003
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 1
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- AERONCA
- Model
- O-58C
- Registration
- N47503
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s delay in using carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to an encounter with carburetor icing conditions.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown