What happened
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Lost power IFR en route in icing area. Vectored to 2I8. Carb heat froze. Induction ice. Lost power, lift. Crashed. (-23) the aircraft was on an IFR flight plan from chicago meigs field (cgx) to athens, OH (uni) at 9,000 feet MSL approximately 13 miles NE of columbus when the pilot reported losing engine power. The pilot was given vectors to several airports in the vicinity with a final vector for newark-heath airport. The aircraft descended through clouds, the bases of which were reported to be approximately 1300 feet above ground level with poor visibility below, and crashed in a field approximately 6 1/2 miles northwest of the newark-heath airport. The pilot was fatally injured and the passenger was severely injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB supervised an engine tear-down at the accident site.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER IFR EN ROUTE IN ICING AREA. VECTORED TO 2I8. CARB HEAT FROZE. INDUCTION ICE. LOST POWER, LIFT. CRASHED. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM CHICAGO MEIGS FIELD (CGX) TO ATHENS, OH (UNI) AT 9,000 FEET MSL APPROXIMATELY 13 MILES NE OF COLUMBUS WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO SEVERAL AIRPORTS IN THE VICINITY WITH A FINAL VECTOR FOR NEWARK-HEATH AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED THROUGH CLOUDS, THE BASES OF WHICH WERE REPORTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 1300 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITH POOR VISIBILITY BELOW, AND CRASHED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 6 1/2 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE NEWARK-HEATH AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE PASSENGER WAS SEVERELY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE NTSB SUPERVISED AN ENGINE TEAR-DOWN AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.
NTSB investigation
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