- Date
- May 1, 1983, 16:05 local (23:05 UTC)
- Place
- Linden, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N36986Beech 77
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830501016819A
- Case key
- 23694
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Analysis
The pilot was cruising at 3000 feet beneath an overcast sky with intermittent rain. The carb heat was off. After about 20 minutes of flight the RPM began to slowly decrease. The pilot briefly applied carb heat but as the RPM only fluctuated and power was not immediately returned he discontinued using it. The pilot had never experienced carburetor ice. As all power was being lost the pilot broadcast mayday and began to look for a landing spot. As power shut dwn was progressing some power returned. The acft was nursed along at very low altitude and finally landed on a rocky slope after overshooting an open field. As acft decelerated its nose gear was torn off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36986
- Reported as
- Beech 77
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- WA166
- Airframe hours
- 750
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert O'Neil
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 14, 1982 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- 068 · Mariposa, CA
- Destination
- OVE · Oroville, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 379 total · 158 in this make and model · 269 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SCK, 19 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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