- Date
- January 11, 1988, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Beaumont, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2517KCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880111001799A
- Case key
- 22471
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Analysis
Acft experienced a power loss while in cruise flt at 500' AGL on an aerial pipeline patrol flt. An off-arpt emergency lndg was made in rough terrain and the acft was substantially damaged. Investigation revealed that the carb heat gate valve would only close 2/3RDS of the way when the control was placed in the carb heat full on position. The actuator arm was binding against the eng compartment interior baffling. The plt and pax stated that earlier on the same flight, prior to the emergency landing, they had experienced a pwr loss that was alleviated by the use of carb heat.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2517K
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052965
- Engine
- Continental O-470U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- Dow Chemical Co.
- Registered owner
- Jimmy C Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 5, 1987 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- LBX · Angleton, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,940 total · 150 in this make and model · 950 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.