# Accident 19930508012709A: Frchld 24G, Athens, TN, May 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1993, 15:15 local time
- Place: Athens, TN
- Airport: Mcminn County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4500° N, 84.6009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4500&lon=-84.6009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16897, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16897) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild 24 G (registry code 3370402, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SS40&50 (registry code 64503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD 24G
- Reported engine: WARNER STCSCARAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 34 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930508012709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS WERE SUSPECT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL93LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA089), May 8, 1993: Fairchild 24G (N16897), Athens, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT IN WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH WERE CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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