- Date
- December 26, 1983, 08:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Escalante, UT
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N53846Bellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831226064869A
- Case key
- 16307
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
About 15 min after takeoff, the plt reduced the power to aprx 40 to 50% & descended to about 300 ft AGL. When he tried to increase power, the eng faltered. He applied carburetor (carb) heat, but was unable to restore power in time to prevent a forced landing. During the landing, he was able to barely clear the tops of several trees, then 'pancaked in & flipped over.' The temp & dew point were 34 & 32 deg, respectively. According to icing probability charts, serious carb icing could have occurred in these conditions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53846
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 888-76
- Airframe hours
- 1,184
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wallace Woolsey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 15, 1983 · 91 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,548 total · 378 in this make and model · 1,492 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 34 °F
- Observed at
- BCE, 33 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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