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| Date: | Sunday 26 April 1992 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman A75N1 |
| Owner/operator: | Cochran Aviation |
| Registration: | N59528 |
| MSN: | 75-1164 |
| Engine model: | Continental W-670 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Washington, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO THE PRIVATE PILOT IN TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS. SHORTLY AFTER THE FOURTH TAKEOFF, AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 800' AGL, THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND LOST POWER. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED AFTER THE POWER LOSS. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE TO A ROUGH FIELD, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE GROUND ROLL. AN INSPECTION AND RUN-UP OF THE ENGINE FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL ANOMALIES. PREVAILING METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92LA133
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 January 1994 | N59528 | Stearman Flight School, Inc. | 0 | Zellwood, FL | |
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