19861024055429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12-D · Unalakleet, AK · October 24, 1986

Date
October 24, 1986 · 14:45 local
Place
Unalakleet, AK
Airport
Unalakleet
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N95248
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA010
Reported as
Tcraft BC12D
Reported engine
Continental A658
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
230 total14 in this make and model27 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.

The engine lost power on takeoff and the aircraft was ditched. The carburetor heat cable was loose. Carb icing.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED. THE CARBURETOR HEAT CABLE WAS LOOSE. CARB ICING.

NTSB investigation

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