- Date
- September 6, 1989, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Horatio, AR
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N10GFPietenpol AIR Camper B4A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890906033929A
- Case key
- 34859
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Probable cause
Improper use of carburetor heat by the pilot, which resulted in carburetor ice. A factor related to the accident was: carburetor icing conditions.
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 pilot said that during a cross country personal flight, the engine lost power. Subsequently, the acft was damaged during a forced landing. A post accident investigation failed to reveal any engine abnormalities or malfunctions. According to icing probability charts, meteorological conditions were conducive for carburetor icing at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10GF
- Reported as
- Pietenpol AIR Camper B4A (AIR CAMPER)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- FP-1
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Anderson, David
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- M18 · Hope, AR
- Destination
- 80F · Antlers, OK
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 6 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TXK, 40 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.