- Date
- May 9, 1982, 08:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Culkana, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5513KBellanca 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820509014509A
- Case key
- 70382
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Weather condition - carburetor icing conditionsFactor
Carburetor heat - not selectedCause
Fuel system,carburetor - iceCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
During the flight the pilot descended to about 500 feet AGL. Carburetor heat was not applied. When the throttle was advanced the engine RPM did not respond. Attempts to restore power were unsucessful and the aircraft came to rest inverted after colliding with tundra.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5513K
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6-1552215
- Airframe hours
- 1,120
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Don Holmes
- Registered owner
- Don Holmes
- Departed
- Culkana, AK
- Destination
- Culkana, AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 241 total · 222 in this make and model · 193 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 195° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 88 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.