- Date
- December 3, 1988, 15:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Urbana, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- CGFSYTesori Regionne 2002
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 14225
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Analysis
The plt transmitted on an advisory frequency 'clear the area I have engine trouble'. While turning from downwind to the base leg of his emergency approach to the airport, witnesses observed the airplane in a steep right bank when it suddenly banked left and descended into the ground. Temperature and dewpoint were 54 degs and 39 degs respectively. These temps are conducive to 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.
Loss of engine power
Weather condition - carburetor icing conditionsFactor
Fuel system,carburetor - iceCause
Carburetor heat - delayedCause
Loss of control - in flight
Maneuver - excessiveCause
Airspeed(vso) - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGFSY
- Reported as
- Tesori Regionne 2002 (REGIONNE 2)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 001
- Engine
- Pzl-Kalisz AT-14RA, 252 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Roberto Tesori
- Registered owner
- Robert V Tesori
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 112 in this make and model · 1,455 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CMI, 5 nm away