- Date
- March 4, 1985, 11:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Orick, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N12486Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850304048549A
- Case key
- 24669
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Analysis
While in flt at 11,500 ft, the plt began a descent. As the acft reached 2500 ft, the eng began sputtering, then lost power. Subsequently, the acft collided with a wire fence as the plt was approaching to land in an open field. The plt reported that during the descent, he had turned on the carb heat. However, the carb heat control was found in the off position & the carb heat door was closed. No preexisting malfunctions or failures were found. The temp & dew point were 38 & 34 deg, respectively. According to icing probability curves, the acft would have been operating in a serious carb icing range during the descent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12486
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-62016
- Airframe hours
- 6,200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph Joseph, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 25, 1985 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- 085 · Redding, CA
- Destination
- CEC · Crescent City, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- CEC · Jack Mcnamara
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 616 total · 616 in this make and model · 494 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CEC
FAA reports on this event · 1
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