- Date
- June 1, 1992, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Waccamaw, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N757VNCessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920601017369A
- Case key
- 8511
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to follow proper procedures while operating the aircraft in weather conditions favorable to carburetor icing. A factor in the accident was the weather condition, which was favorable for the formation of carburetor ice.
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 reported that the aircraft engine had a partial loss of power, and he was unable to maintain altitude. He stated that he applied carburetor heat, and the engine regained power. He stated that by the time the engine regained power, he was too low and the aircraft contacted the water. The temperature and dewpoint in the accident area at the time were conducive for the formation of carburetor ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757VN
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15280039
- Airframe hours
- 4,758
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ahmad, Mirza Sulman
- Registered owner
- Bain, James B.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 8, 1992 · 170 hours before
- Departed
- 14A · Lake Norman, NC
- Destination
- ILM · Wilmington, NC
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
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 130 total · 63 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ILM, 30 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.