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Aviation accident ERA17LA165
NONE · GANJOO AMIT SONEX · 2017-04-22 · Leesburg, VA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
ERA17LA165- Event ID
20170422X03928- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2017-04-22
- Location
- Leesburg, VA, USA
- Coordinates
- 39.068332, -77.552497
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- GANJOO AMIT
- Model
- SONEX
- Registration
- N212AG
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat appropriately, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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