- Date
- June 26, 1993, 11:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Cleveland, GA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3255KTemco GC-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930626020479A
- Case key
- 8742
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat, resulting in a partial loss of engine power during the initial climb. Factors were the carburetor icing conditions, and the trees located at the departure end of the airstrip.
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 and passenger were taking off on the first flight of the day. The pilot rotated, raised the landing gear, and the engine began to lose power. Unable to maintain airspeed, the airplane crashed into trees at the departure end of the runway. Witnesses stated that the engine initially sounded strong, then a gradual decrease in engine power was heard. An examination of the engine after the accident revealed that there was fuel in the fuel tanks and carburetor. An airframe and powerplant mechanic with inspection authority reported that conditions at the airport were conducive to the formation of carburetor ice. Carburetor icing conditions existed, according to carburetor icing charts.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3255K
- Reported as
- Temco GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1248
- Airframe hours
- 3,021
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ferguson, Robert C.
- Registered owner
- Ferguson, Robert C.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 26, 1993 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Airport
- 83A · Mountain Air Park, runway 35, 2,500 × 200 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
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,939 total · 1 in this make and model · 1,765 as pilot in command · 123 in the last 90 days · 38 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AHN, 43 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.