# Accident 20031208034259A: III 650TC, Placerville, CA, December 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2003, 07:30 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Airport: Placerville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7242° N, 120.7556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7242&lon=-120.7556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14XL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14XL-2006-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY ARROW 650 TC (registry code 0560445, https://openairdocs.org/model/iniziative-industriali-italian-sky-arrow-650-tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: III 650TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 626 total, 145 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031208034259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 8, 2003, A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REPORTED THAT BETWEEN 05:10 THRU 08:00 AM, AIRCRAFT PARKED OUTSIDE AT PLACERVILLE AIRPORT WERE COVERED WITH FROST AND ICE. ONE PILOT WHOSE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED IN SPACE A 28 (ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED IN SPACE A 8) DECIDED TO CANCEL HIS FLIGHT DUE TO THE ACCUMULATION OF FROST AND ICE ON HIS AIRCRAFT. HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT READ "MY DECISION WAS IT WAS NOT SAFE TO FLY."

## 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 LAX04FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA064), Dec 8, 2003: Iniziative Industriali Italian Sky Arrow 650 TC (N14XL), Placerville, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to fully remove an accumulation of ice and frost on the wings, which led to an inadvertent stall/mush and collision with the ground. A factor in the accident was the pilot's…

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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