CHI73FEP32

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B23 · Prentice, WI · November 15, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 15, 1972
Place
Prentice, WI · PRENTICE, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9139TBeech B23
Status
Completed · report December 19, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168687

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0816  72/11/15   PRENTICE,WIS        BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 110
        TIME - 1040                    N9139T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRENTICE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRENTICE,WIS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE INDUCTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SEVERAL LARGE PIECES OF ICE FOUND JAMMED IN AIR INTAKE SYSTEM BETWEEN AIR FILTER AND CARB.

Aircraft

Registration
N9139T
Reported as
Beech B23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Prentice

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.