- Date
- March 1, 1987, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Redlands, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5466WPiper PA-28-160
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870301003869A
- Case key
- 25533
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a pleasure cross-country flt, the plt reported that he was descending from 8500 ft MSL to 4000 ft MSL with power reduced to 2000 RPM. The plt stated that he did not use the carburetor heat while descending. When pwr was added, the eng did not respond. The plt initiated a forced landing in an open field where the acft collided with a ditch. Investigation revealed there was no evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction. At the time of the accident, the temp was 66 degs f and dew point was 37 degs f. from the FAA carburetor icing probability chart, the acft was operating in a serious icing at glide power range.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5466W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-160
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-547
- Airframe hours
- 2,771
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Vincent J. Mazzella
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 12, 1986 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- MHV · Mojavo, CA
- Destination
- L12 · Redlands, CA
- Airport
- L12 · Redlands
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 160 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBD, 4 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.