- Date
- February 11, 1993, 11:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- San Manuel, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2908BBeech D35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930211002239A
- Case key
- 27935
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat. Contributing to this accident were weather conditions which were conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.
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.
Analysis
During the initial takeoff climb, the engine lost power. The pilot initiated a 180 degree turn to execute a forced landing on the runway he had just departed. During the forced landing phase, the pilot pulled the carburetor heat on, which regained partial power to the engine. During the landing roll, the airplane skidded off the end of the runway. The pilot reported that it was damp and cold in the valley and that he had experienced carburetor icing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2908B
- Reported as
- Beech D35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-3553
- Airframe hours
- 2,876
- Engine
- Continental E-225-8, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Lawrence H. Ray, Sr.
- Registered owner
- Lawrence H. Ray, Sr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 6, 1992 · 62 hours before
- Departed
- E77
- Destination
- LSB · Lordsburg, NM
- Airport
- E77 · San Manuel
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
- 66
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DMA, 30 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.