- Date
- April 27, 1991, 07:15 local (11:15 UTC)
- Place
- Homestead, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1572Travel Air 2000
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910427012799A
- Case key
- 32854
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Probable cause
An on ground encounter with weather conditions that were favorable for carburetor icing at a low power setting (glide power), and failure of the pilot to abort the takeoff after recognizing that the eng was not developing full power during the initial climb.
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
The plt stated that the eng start & run-up prior to departure were normal. After takeoff the eng was not developing 'climb' power. He then leveled the acft to accelerate but the RPM dropped. During the forced landing, the acft collided with trees & an enclosed porch. Preliminary exam of the eng revealed no evidence of failure or malfunction. The temperature & dew point taken 15 minutes before the accident at an arpt 7 NM northeast of the accident site were respectively, 77 & 74 degrees f. the acft was not equipped with carburetor heat control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1572
- Reported as
- Travel Air 2000
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 225
- Engine
- Curtis Wright OX-5, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Defran, Richard L.
- Registered owner
- Defran, Richard L.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 19, 1990
- Airport
- 6X6 · Richards Field
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 668 total · 13 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TMB, 7 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.