ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77849
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| Date: | Saturday 18 September 2010 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172D Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2483Y |
| MSN: | 17249783 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3049 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palm Beach Island, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lantana, FL (LNA) |
| Boca Raton, FL (BCT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While flying at an altitude of 1,200 feet, about 3/4-mile offshore, the pilot reported that the airplane's engine started to "sputter" before losing power. He verified the fuel selector and mixture settings and reported that the engine did not respond to his throttle control inputs. He could not recall if he had applied carburetor heat. He subsequently executed a forced landing to an unpopulated area of the beach, during which the airplane sustained substantial damage. A postaccident test run of the engine revealed no evidence of any mechanical anomalies. According to the Federal Aviation Administration icing probability chart, the airplane was operating in conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power at the time of the accident. Without carburetor heat carburetor ice can form resulting in loss of power and possible engine roughness.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat which led to a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2010 23:20 | slowkid | Added |
| 20-Sep-2010 10:08 | resonant air | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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