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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Panacea, FL · October 17, 1997

Date: October 17, 1997 · 17:30 local
Place: Panacea, FL
Airport: Wakulla County Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4690L
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA98LA013
Reported as: Cessna 172G
Reported engine: Continental O300D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 130 total95 in this make and model

N4690LRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2000 · Cessna 172GS/N 17254685 Airframe modelCessna 172G

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What happened

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Lost power. Landed in trees. No defects found. Carb heat was off. Carb icing probability high. (-23) student was performing training flight, slow flight, turn about point, emergency descent. Engine began to run rough, applied carb heat with no changes, turned off carb heat. When power applied engine stalled, weather conducive to carb ice. During investigation engine started and ran under normal parameters.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. LANDED IN TREES. NO DEFECTS FOUND. CARB HEAT WAS OFF. CARB ICING PROBABILITY HIGH. (-23) STUDENT WAS PERFORMING TRAINING FLIGHT, SLOW FLIGHT, TURN ABOUT POINT, EMERGENCY DESCENT. ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, APPLIED CARB HEAT WITH NO CHANGES, TURNED OFF CARB HEAT. WHEN POWER APPLIED ENGINE STALLED, WEATHER CONDUCIVE TO CARB ICE. DURING INVESTIGATION ENGINE STARTED AND RAN UNDER NORMAL PARAMETERS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA98LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPanacea, FLThe pilot's improper use of carburetor heat resulting in loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and an in flight collision with trees during a forced landing.Oct 17, 1997 · Substantial damage