- Date
- June 3, 1991, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fayetteville, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N76404Cessna 120
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910603019199A
- Case key
- 18094
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Probable cause
The pilot failed to apply carburetor heat.
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.
Analysis
During initial climb after takeoff, in weather conditions which were conducive to carburetor icing, the pilot failed to apply carburetor heat. The engine lost power and the aircraft impacted into trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76404
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 10830
- Engine
- Continental C85-F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hurd, Donald A.
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 506 total · 10 in this make and model · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 64 °F
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 N76404 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.