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| Date: | Tuesday 19 December 1989 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Chandler Air Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N4101E |
| MSN: | 18-7809068 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bumble Bee, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Prescott, AZ (KPRC) |
| Chandler, AZ (P10) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT 9,500 FT MSL. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. TEMP/DEW POINT WAS 61/31.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO APPLY CARBURETOR HEAT IN A TIMELY MANNER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND THE DESERT TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA054
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 November 1986 | N4101E | Private | 0 | Chandler, AZ | |
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| 15 January 1997 | N4101E | Chandler Air Service | 0 | Chandler, AZ | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2024 16:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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