19830131003289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12-D · White Mountain, AK · January 31, 1983

Date
January 31, 1983 · 10:00 local
Place
White Mountain, AK
Airport
White Mountain
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39196
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC83LA040
Reported as
Tcraft BC12D
Reported engine
Continental C8512
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,150 total100 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot failed to use carburetor heat properly and engine failed to respond in minus 20 degree temperature.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT PROPERLY AND ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND IN MINUS 20 DEGREE TEMPERATURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.