- Date
- March 27, 1993, 10:41 local (15:41 UTC)
- Place
- Marysville, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3439ZPiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930327007079A
- Case key
- 15690
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while flying in carburetor icing conditions.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot sustained serious head injuries in the accident and has no recollection of the events surrounding the accident. An inspection of the airplane disclosed no mechanical preimpact anomalies. Fuel was present in the fuel tanks, lines and carburetor. Temperature and dew point recorded at a nearby airport were 54 and 46 degrees, which equates to a 'serious' icing probability on a carburetor icing probability chart. The carburetor heat selector in the cockpit was found positioned 'off'.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3439Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-7355
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Brannon, Robert E.
- Registered owner
- Brannon, Robert E.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- Unknown
- Destination
- Georgetown, TX
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,172 total · 2 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SDF, 25 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.