ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17744
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| Date: | Thursday 8 May 2008 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182H Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Winkmaggair, Llc |
| Registration: | N8553S |
| MSN: | 18256653 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4652 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | in the mountains, 40 miles west of Denver, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Glenwood Spring, CO (GWS) |
| Boulder, CO (BDU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane entered clouds and snow showers while en route on an instrument flight plan. Temperatures compounded with relative humidity, placed the airplane in conditions favorable for structural and induction system icing. During the flight, the engine lost partial power and the pilot could not maintain level flight. During the descent, the engine was observed to lose and regain power. The pilot continued to manuever the airplane until it collided with terrain. An examination of the airframe and engine failed to reveal any anomalies which would have precluded the safe operation of the airframe or production of engine power.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to induction icing. A contributing factor was the pilot's decision to continue flight in conditions favorable for structural and induction-system icing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
http://www.examiner.com/a-1383153~Rescuers_try_to_recover_body_from_Colo_mountains_crash_site.html
http://discussions.flightaware.com/viewtopic.php?t=5342&view=next&sid=79a63828803e1e942f1dd7a901695ae6
http://discussions.flightaware.com/viewtopic.php?t=5625&highlight=n8553s&sid=dededb17250129041b4ce3e8fe5810dd
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2008 11:17 | Fusko | Added |
| 11-May-2008 10:16 | harro | Updated |
| 14-May-2008 12:19 | Fusko | Updated |
| 16-May-2008 11:27 | ddk | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 10:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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