- Date
- October 23, 1987, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- New Caney, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4870PCessna 152
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871023072169A
- Case key
- 22594
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Analysis
Acft took off in marginal VFR conditions on a pipeline patrol flt. En route, the plt encountered deteriorating wx conditions and experienced a rough running eng, due to what he suspected was carb ice. His attempts to remedy the roughness were unsuccessful and the plt elected to execute a precautionary landing to a rural road. During the landing roll the plt encountered poor braking action and the right wing struck a road sign causing substantial damage. A review of the icing probability charts indicated that carb icing was possible at cruise or lower power settings.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4870P
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15284834
- Airframe hours
- 5,606
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Registered owner
- L. H. Underwood Aerial Patrols
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 18, 1987 · 335 hours before
- Departed
- RWJ · Baytown, TX
- Destination
- BPT · Port Arthur, TX
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,804 total · 879 in this make and model · 705 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAH, 10 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.