- Date
- July 20, 1984, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Meeteetse, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6083APiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840720033979A
- Case key
- 16436
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt reported flt was being conducted in mountainous terrain with fog patches in the area. Conditions conducive to carb ice existed. Calculated temp at flight altitude of 9000 ft MSL: 62 degs. Plt's estimate of temp: 50 degs. Closest reported dew pt: 57 degs. Calculated density alt: 11000 ft. acft certified service ceiling: 18500 ft. carb heat not reported in use. Plt cited carb ice as the cause of the power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6083A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8009048
- Airframe hours
- 306
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hunt Oil Co
- Registered owner
- William D. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 28, 1984
- Departed
- Cody, WY
- Destination
- Hoodoo Ranch Ar, WY
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,100 total · 2,100 in this make and model · 100 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WRL, 280 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.
Other investigations on N6083A · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.