- Date
- January 5, 1989, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Salisbury, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N52124Boeing E75
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890105000799A
- Case key
- 7976
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Probable cause
Improper use of carburetor heat by the pilot, which resulted in carburetor ice. Factors related to the accident were: carburetor icing conditions and obstruction(s)/utility pole near the departure end of the runway.
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
During takeoff fm a touch-&-go, the eng sputtered, emitted black smoke fm the exhaust & had a partial pwr loss. The plt rprtd the acft was too FAR down the rwy to abort, so he contd the takeoff. Subsequently, the acft hit a pole near the dep end of the rwy & was landed in a field. Hard braking was use to avoid objects while lndg & the acft nosed ovr. Inv revealed a mix of avgas & autogas was used. The plt said he cleared the eng on base leg & that carb heat was off momentarily when he applied pwr for a go-around. Soot was fnd on the #3 & #5 spark plugs. Abt 60 mi west at hickory, NC, the 1400 EST temp & dew point were 45 & 21 deg. According to carb ice charts, conditions were conducive for carb ice with the eng operg at glide pwr. An STC had been developed for use of auto fuel in W-670-6N engs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52124
- Reported as
- Boeing E75
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-8560
- Engine
- Continental W-670-6N, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Terry S. Pendleton
- Registered owner
- Terry S Pendleton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- Private, runway 36, 1,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 5,770 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HKY, 60 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.