ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35898
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Date: | Saturday 19 December 1992 |
Time: | 07:05 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-24-180 |
Owner/operator: | John C Myers & Clare R Colwell |
Registration: | N6185P |
MSN: | 1287 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3700 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming IGSO-480-A1E6 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Gaylord, MI -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEF WHICH INCLUDED ICING PRECAUTIONS. THE AIRPLANE TOOK OFF IN NIGHT, IMC, WHICH INCLUDED FREEZING RAIN, SLEET AND SNOW FALLING AROUND THE AIRPORT. TEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE REPORTED 'CARB ICE' AND DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR. THE AIRPLANE BROKE APART IN FLIGHT. THERE WERE INDICATIONS OF ENGINE POWER AT IMPACT AND WITNESS ACCOUNTS OF LOUD, EVEN ENGINE NOISE. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY WAS FOUND.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND EXCEEDED THE AIRPLANE'S DESIGN STRESS LIMITS.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI93FA054 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 9 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93FA054
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:22 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
10-Apr-2024 16:16 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
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