What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power on climbout. Crashed maneuving on forced laning. (.4)the pilot said the airplane's '...engine stopped...' During initial climbout from takeoff. He said the fuel boost pump was 'on' and that he checked the throttle and mixture for proper position. The pilot said he turned to avoid colliding with power lines and a road. He said the engine started and ran for about 3-seconds when the airplane was about 25 ft above the ground. The pilot said he banked the airplane toward runway 09, and the engine stopped a second time. He said he '...leveled the wings and let [the] plane settle in.' On-scene investigation revealed no preaccident mechanical anomaly with the airframe or engine that would have prevented flight. The spark plugs were black and sooty. The pilot said moderate rain was falling, and the temperature and dew point were 36 and 34 deg fahrenheit, respectively. According to icing probability charts, the airplane was operating in conditions conducive to severe carburetor icing at cruise power. The airplane did not have a conventional carburetor heat system. Heat for the carburetor WA s obtained from the engine oil that was about 14-inches foward and above the carburetor. Air flowing through the oil cooler was used to prevent carburetor ice by heating the carburetor's exterior. (-23)see attached sheet; no narrative available.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED MANEUVING ON FORCED LANING. (.4)THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE'S '...ENGINE STOPPED...' DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT FROM TAKEOFF. HE SAID THE FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS 'ON' AND THAT HE CHECKED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE FOR PROPER POSITION. THE PILOT SAID HE TURNED TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH POWER LINES AND A ROAD. HE SAID THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN FOR ABOUT 3-SECONDS WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 25 FT ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID HE BANKED THE AIRPLANE TOWARD RUNWAY 09, AND THE ENGINE STOPPED A SECOND TIME. HE SAID HE '...LEVELED THE WINGS AND LET [THE] PLANE SETTLE IN.' ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALY WITH THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED FLIGHT. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE BLACK AND SOOTY. THE PILOT SAID MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING, AND THE TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT WERE 36 AND 34 DEG FAHRENHEIT, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS, THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO SEVERE CARBURETOR ICING AT CRUISE POWER. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT HAVE A CONVENTIONAL CARBURETOR HEAT SYSTEM. HEAT FOR THE CARBURETOR WA S OBTAINED FROM THE ENGINE OIL THAT WAS ABOUT 14-INCHES FOWARD AND ABOVE THE CARBURETOR. AIR FLOWING THROUGH THE OIL COOLER WAS USED TO PREVENT CARBURETOR ICE BY HEATING THE CARBURETOR'S EXTERIOR. (-23)SEE ATTACHED SHEET; NO NARRATIVE AVAILABLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.