# Accident 20140614012189A: Jackson Fred M JACKSON CLIPPER, Altamont, NY, June 14, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2014, 12:30 local time
- Place: Altamont, NY
- Airport: Hill Top
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7264° N, 74.0703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7264&lon=-74.0703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2754A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2754A-2018-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jackson Fred M JACKSON CLIPPER (registry code 056150O, https://openairdocs.org/model/jackson-fred-m-jackson-clipper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JACKSON FRED M JACKSON CLIPPER
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 538 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140614012189A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 21, 2014 N2754A JACKSON CLIPPER EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND  HANGING IN THE TREES AT 167 GRAY RD IN THE TOWN OF ALTAMONT NY, BY THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNER.  THE PROPERTY OWNER  REPORTED THEIR FINDINGS  TO THE GUILDERLAND POLICE DEPT AT 11:56 AM. THE  GUILDERLAND POLICE DEPT RESPONDED AND FOUND THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNOCCUPIED. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER WAS LOCATED AND INTERVIEWED BY THE GUILDERLAND POLICE DEPT AND WERE TOLD THAT THE AIRPLANE WENT DOWN A WEEK AGO AND THAT HE RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

ON JUNE 14,2014 N2754A DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP AT AN ADDRESS LISTED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO AN ATTENDED LANDING STRIP LOCATED AT 125 GRAY RD ALTAMONT NY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AT APPROX 3,000 FT MSL AND EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT DROP IN RPM AND CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED THEN SELECTED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO APPROX 1000 FT MSL ABOVE INTENDED LANDING SITE  WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT . THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT INTENDED LANDING STRIP, BUT OVER SHOT THE LANDING STRIP.THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH TREES AND BRUSH ABOUT 220 YARDS SOUTH WEST OF INTENDED LANDING STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND OUTBOARD SECTION INCLUDING WING TIP SHOWED MAJOR IMPACT DAMAGE FROM TREES. THE RIGHT WING SHOWED IMPACT DAMAGE  AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ALONG THE LEADING EDGE. THE LEFT AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR ARE BENT AND BROKEN AT FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT. THE AFT PORTION OF FUSELAGE WAS BENT AT  A 45 DEGREE ANGLE APPROXIMATELY 24" AFT OF TRAILING EDGE OF WINGS. THE PROPELLER RECEIVED  MINOR DAMAGE. FUEL WAS PRESENT AT LEFT AND RIGHT WING FUEL DRAIN VALVES. FUEL WAS PRESENT AT FUEL SYSTEM GASCULATOR BOWL. FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS SELECTED TO THE "BOTH" POSITION. THE MIXTURE CONTROL IN COCKPIT WAS FULLY FORWARD. THE THROTTLE CONTROL IN COCKPIT WAS FULLY FORWARD. THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL IN COCKPIT WAS IN A APPROXIMATE ONE INCH AFT POSITION.

PILOT REPORTED WHEN HE STARTED TO REDUCE POWER TO LOSE ALTITUDE, MATTERS GOT WORSE AND WORSE. THE ENGINE QUIT MIDFIELD ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. HE STATED HE PUT CARBURETOR HEAT ON DURING ROUTE BUT DID NOT LEAVE IT ON. THE PILOT TRIED TO SLIP IT IN BUT WAS UN ABLE.

METEOROLIGICAL TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT DATA AVAILABLE DURING THE TIME PERIOD THAT THE  PILOT INDICATED AS TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WAS APPLIED TO CARBURATOR ICE PROBABILITY CHART IN FAA WINTER FLYING TIPS  P 8740-24, LEARNING CENTER LIBRARY. THIS DATA INDICATED MODERATE TO SEVERE ICING

POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED PILOT WAS OPERATING WITHOUT A VALID CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE: EIR GENERATED.

## 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 ERA14CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA310), Jun 14, 2014: Jackson Fred M Clipper (N2754A), Altamont, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat prior to descending in atmospheric conditions conducive to serious icing at all power settings, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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