# Accident 20110122000529A: Bice Carl AIR CREATIO, Hayfork, CA, January 22, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2011, 12:30 local time
- Place: Hayfork, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5567° N, 123.3703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5567&lon=-123.3703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4668L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4668L-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bice Carl AIR CREATION GTE (registry code 059037E, https://openairdocs.org/model/bice-carl-air-creation-gte) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BICE CARL AIR CREATIO
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 384 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110122000529A

## Narrative

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

ENGNINE FAILED DUE TO POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE. FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN. PILOT EXPERIENCED RISE IN CYLINDER HEAD  AND EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE THEN ENGINE FAILED. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 42 F AND A DEW POINT OF 40 F. ENGINE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 WPR11LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA104), Jan 22, 2011: Bice Air Creation GTE (N4668L), Hayfork, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during cruise flight, while operating in carburetor icing conditions.

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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