- Date
- December 9, 1984, 16:42 local (21:42 UTC)
- Place
- Clifton, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6536RBeech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841209065479A
- Case key
- 11122
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after leveling at the cruise altitude of 2500 ft, the pilot noted a gradual RPM decrease and resultant loss of power. Altitude could not be maintained and the pilot selected a rolling open field in which to land when he realized that reaching an airport seven miles south was improbable. During the landing roll a steep incline was encountered that collapsed the nose gear and the acft slid. The temperature and dew point indicated that conditions wereconducive to the formation of carburetor ice. The plt stated that he did not apply carb heat because he felt that list in the pilot's operating handbook does not include the application of carb heat. The engine was later run successfully in a test cell with no discrepancies noted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6536R
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M1577
- Airframe hours
- 1,027
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4J, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Geaorge L. Winneberger
- Registered owner
- Sundowner Association
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 28, 1984 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- IAD · Chantilly, VA
- Destination
- W70 · Williamsburg, VA
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 63
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,009 total · 10 in this make and model · 14 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.