# Accident 20100211028179A: Piper PA-18-150, King Cove, AK, February 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2010, 16:05 local time
- Place: King Cove, AK
- Airport: King Cove
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.1167° N, 162.2667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.1167&lon=-162.2667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N278Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N278Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total, 250 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10TA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10TA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100211028179A

## Narrative

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

BASED ON WEATHER OBSERVATION OF TEMPERATURE 4C, DEWPOINT -6C AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 50 %, CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING WERE PRESENT DURING FLIGHT.  THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING TO TAKE PICTURES. THE  FLIGHT REGIME OF SLOW FLIGHT VARYING POWER SETTINGS ALSO WERE A FACTOR.  AT THE TIME OF ENGINE POWER LOSS, RPM WAS REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 1900 AND CARBURETOR HEAT WAS NOT INITALLY APPLIED.  PILOT COMPLETED BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW ON 12/06/2009

## 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 ANC10TA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10TA017), Feb 11, 2010: Piper PA-18-150 (N278Z), King Cove, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to 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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