- Date
- July 31, 1990, 15:23 local (19:23 UTC)
- Place
- Peebles, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8575EChampion 7EC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900731029379A
- Case key
- 11607
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Probable cause
Improper use of carburetor heat.
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 he was in cruise flight when he noticed a gradual reduction in engine power. Carburetor heat was applied and shut off again when the power loss continued. The pilot made a forced landing in a soy bean field. The airplane struck a drainage ditch during the landing roll, and nosed down. Post-accident examination revealed no evidence of pre-impact malfunction of the engine or accessories. The FAA inspectors stated that weather conditions were conductive to the formation of carburetor ice at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8575E
- Reported as
- Champion 7EC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 363
- Engine
- Continental C90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Henry A. Ottawella
- Departed
- KY70 · Vine Grove, KY
- Destination
- CYO · Circleville, OH
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 68
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 7,000 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °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.