ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157510
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| Date: | Saturday 6 July 2013 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Aeronca 11AC Chief |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9118E |
| MSN: | 11AC-753 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1086 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-235-C-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Off Fort Abercrombie Ram Site, Monashka Bay, Kodiak, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kodiak Municipal Airport, AK (KDK/PAKD) |
| Kodiak Municipal Airport, AK (KDK/PAKD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was flying a potential buyer of the airplane on a pre-buy inspection flight. Just after leveling the airplane in cruise flight, the engine lost power momentarily. He applied carburetor heat, and the engine regained normal power. While returning to the airport, he turned the carburetor heat back off, and then on again, and the engine again lost power. He stated that this time, the engine power could not be restored, and with no suitable landing sites available within gliding distance, he ditched the airplane into the water paralleling the shoreline. During the ditching, the airplane nosed over, and sustained substantial damage to the left wing.
Based on the temperature and dew point at the time of the accident, the conditions were favorable for serious carburetor icing at any power setting.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's failure to continue the use of carburetor heat after experiencing carburetor ice.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2013 20:08 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 08:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2023 01:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 04-Jun-2023 05:16 | Anon. | Updated [[[Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]] |
| 22-Sep-2023 08:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [[[[Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]]] |
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