- Date
- October 5, 1988, 16:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Monroe, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N77458Cessna 120
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881005044519A
- Case key
- 7854
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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.
Analysis
The pilot was returning to land when he experienced a complete engine failure. The pilot reported completing a before landing check and rechecked the carburetor heat following the initial power loss. The sequence of events were typical of carburetor ice failures. The wreckage examination failed to disclose any mechanical malfunction which would have prevented normal operation. However, the examination disclosed cracks in the muffler assembly. The pilot reportedly used the cabin heat during this short flight. The pilot stated that the airplane had good ventilation with the windows closed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77458
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11902
- Airframe hours
- 2,624
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Barnes/Culpepper
- Registered owner
- David G Culpepper
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1988 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- PIM · Pine Mountain, GA
- Destination
- Monroe, GA
- Airport
- Aerie
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
- 22
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,456 total · 349 in this make and model · 2,318 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.