- Date
- October 24, 1986, 14:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Unalakleet, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N95248Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19861024055429A
- Case key
- 4805
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private pilot with 14 hours experience in this airplane did not recognize that the carburetor heat control was not functioning properly. He did not recall draining the airplane's fuel sumps after refueling from exposed fuel tanks prior to takeoff. Carburetor ice and particulate matter and water could have derogated engine performance. After pwr loss during initial climb the plt was unable to return to the arpt and landed off shore in water. After recovery the eng WA operated. The day of the acc had wx cond. For carb ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95248
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9648
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James M. Brewer II
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 15, 1985
- Destination
- GAL · Galena, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- UNK · Unalakleet, runway 8, 2,000 × 80 ft, gravel
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 230 total · 14 in this make and model · 170 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.