ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145382
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| Date: | Monday 23 April 2012 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  RLU-1 Breezy |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6155M |
| MSN: | 101 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-235-C2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Laneville, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Palestine, TX (KPSN) |
| Mansfield, LA (K3F3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the airplane’s engine lost power during cruise flight. He increased the mixture and manipulated the throttle to no avail. He chose a field for a forced landing, but at the last minute, he saw a barbed wire fence in the flight path. The pilot did not want the open-cockpit airplane to hit the barbed wire fence directly, so he pulled back on the control column in an attempt to clear the fence. The airplane then "pancaked" to the ground. A postaccident examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any failures or malfunctions that would have resulted in the loss of engine power. The closest recorded temperature and dewpoint were conducive for carburetor icing conditions at glide and cruise power.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120427X00201&key=1
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6155M&x=23&y=14
https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisk48/6928440754/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2012 16:53 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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