- Date
- July 20, 1982, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ogden, UT
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N50733Osprey II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820720030689A
- Case key
- 72081
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during takeoff, he experienced a 400 RPM drop in the engine speed. He began a right turn to land on runway 04, but reportedly, the engine then stopped. The pilot intended to land on the hull with the gear retracted; however, the plane "pancaked" onto a small ridgeline and was badly damaged. An investigation revealed that the carburetor heat control lever was in the "off" (cold) position, but the carburetor heat control door was in the hot position. The control cable had slipped out of position at the clamp which secured it to the engine pylon. The engine driven fuel pump was found fractured, but no fuel stains were found in the area of the pump. Later, the engine was prepared for a run-up, and subsequently, it operated normally. The density altitude was about 9700 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50733
- Reported as
- Osprey II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 105
- Airframe hours
- 164
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- E.B. Hummel
- Registered owner
- E.B. Hummel
- Departed
- Ogden, UT
- Destination
- Rawlings, WY
- Airport
- Ogden Muni, runway 16, 5,349 × 200 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 70
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 22,161 total · 164 in this make and model · 22,083 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 8 knots
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.