- Date
- February 1, 1986, 09:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lower Lake, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N82RCCommings Vari EZE
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860201002049A
- Case key
- 24975
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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.
Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical
Fuel system,carburetor - iceCause
Forced landing
On ground/water collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
The acft struck a tree during forced landing off the arpt after a reported power loss. Post-accident engine exam showed no reason for a power loss. Plt suspects carb ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82RC
- Reported as
- Commings Vari EZE
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1
- Airframe hours
- 207
- Engine
- Continental C85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harold D. Davenport
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 17, 1985 · 157 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 48 in this make and model · 10,000 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 7 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.