ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163760
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| Date: | Sunday 9 February 2014 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: | Capella SX |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N239PM |
| MSN: | 239 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 470 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (KDWH), Houston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Houston, TX (KDWH) |
| Houston, TX (KDWH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and passenger reported that the engine lost power shortly after takeoff. During the forced landing to a field, the landing gear hit a berm, and the airplane nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing, fuselage, and empennage. An examination of the airframe, engine, and related systems revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The atmospheric conditions at the time of the accident were favorable for the formation of serious carburetor icing at cruise power. It is likely that carburetor ice accumulated during the taxi, which resulted in the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=239PM
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2014 20:13 | Alexander Wyche | Added |
| 09-Feb-2014 22:29 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 15-Feb-2014 06:12 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 28-Feb-2014 06:03 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 13:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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