ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172576
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| Date: | Monday 29 December 2014 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-160 Apache G |
| Owner/operator: | Eagle Support Services Llc |
| Registration: | N222CP |
| MSN: | 23-1940 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6131 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-360 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Erie-Ottawa Int'l Airport/Carl R Keller Field (KPCW), Port Clinton, Oh -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Port Clinton, OH (KPCW) |
| Columbus, OH (KOSU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was departing on a cross-country flight in the twin-engine airplane. A witness stated that before takeoff, the pilot spent about 20 minutes in the run-up area. As the airplane departed the runway, witnesses heard a "popping" noise come from the airplane. The airplane struggled to gain altitude, and one witness stated it appeared to have a problem with the left engine. The airplane turned left and descended. A review of a security camera video showed that the airplane turned left after takeoff, entered a rapid nose-down descent, and impacted terrain.
A small amount of water was found in the left engine's carburetor; however, firefighter response efforts could not be eliminated as a potential source for the water. Based on the weather conditions at the time of the accident, the airplane was operating in an area associated with a risk of carburetor ice accumulation at glide and cruise power settings, but not at takeoff power settings. Witness reports and findings from the investigation are consistent with a loss of control following a loss of left engine power; however, the examination of the airframe and engines did not reveal evidence of any preimpact abnormalities.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of control following a loss of left engine power for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any preimpact abnormalities.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=222CP
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2014 21:59 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Dec-2014 01:22 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source] |
| 30-Dec-2014 14:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 10-Jan-2015 01:09 | Geno | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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