- Date
- March 3, 1985, 11:13 local (17:13 UTC)
- Place
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1241PPiper PA-23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850303004969A
- Case key
- 33823
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Analysis
Plt reported no forward vis due to ice on windshield. N1291P then diverted to cid which has rapcon. The temp at the surface was 32 degs f but was reported to be higher at 4,000 ft MSL. The flt climbed to 4,000 ft and began losing the ice but then reported getting in worse trouble. Cid vectored the acft toward the cid arpt and while descending N1291P reported that an eng had quit. N1291P said the acft could not maintain altitude and then reported going down. Aircraft entered a spin and crashed in an open farm field. This acft was not equipped for flt in icing conditions. Even though the carburetor heat control was found in the full on position, the pitot heat control was found in the off position. No prop,windshield,or airframe deicing equipment was installed but a windshield electrical anti-ice was installed & on. The plts wx briefing was(limited by the plt) a partial one but included the flt precautions for icing conditions,IFR & turbulence. The acft modification to permit use of auto gas increased carb icing potential(FAA ac 91-33A).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1241P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23-262
- Airframe hours
- 3,377
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-3, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wesam, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 9, 1984 · 51 hours before
- Departed
- D02 · Osage, IA
- Destination
- IOW · Iowa City, IA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,200 total · 960 in this make and model · 4,000 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 23 knots, gusting 29
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CID, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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