# Accident 20180111000679A: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS893E, Wadsworth, OH, January 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2018, 11:45 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0031° N, 81.7564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0031&lon=-81.7564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N353RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N353RA-2019-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS893E (registry code 8402838, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-ms893e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A3A (registry code 42267, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS893E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 910 total, 300 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180111000679A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED 67D EN-ROUTE TO 3G3. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE BACK YARD OF A RESIDENCE JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, HITTING THE TOPS OF SOME EVERGREEN TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST. NO CASUALTIES ON GROUND AND PILOT WALKED AWAY.

## 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 CEN18LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA073), Jan 11, 2018: S.O.C.A.T.A. MS893E (N353RA), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat during the approach, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

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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