- Date
- June 1, 1991, 20:00 local (Jun 2, 1991, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Delaware, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2858NCessna 120
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910601018579A
- Case key
- 36934
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Probable cause
Carburetor ice and the pilot in command's improper use of carburetor heat. A factor in the accident was the 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
At about 30 feet above the ground after a touch and go landing, the engine lost power. The pilot pulled carburetor heat and the engine power resumed momentarily, then power was lost again. He performed a forced landing in trees. The temperature was 85 degrees f and dew point 69 degrees f. this temperature/dew point combination was conducive to carburetor icing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2858N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 13119
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David H. Birch
- Registered owner
- David H. Birch
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- DL2 · Delaware, runway 28, 3,500 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 750 total · 500 in this make and model · 700 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 135° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.