- Date
- November 8, 1983, 16:31 local (Nov 9, 1983, 00:31 UTC)
- Place
- Shelton, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N37860Morton B8M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831108058259A
- Case key
- 39850
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Analysis
The acrt collided with fir trees, about 18 feet tall, during an off-arpt forced landing after a power loss. The plt suspected carburetor ice. He said the engine began to run rough and RPM dropped to about 1200/1500 RPM. When he was unable to clear the trees during the landing he slowed to 15 KTS and descended vertically into them. This acft had no carburetor heat control. Heat is applied to the base of the carburetor from the exhaust manifold. The day after the accident an A&P mechanic found the engine operation to be normal. On the day of the accident the temperature was 50 degrees f and the dew point was 40 degrees f.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37860
- Reported as
- Morton B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1
- Airframe hours
- 24
- Engine
- Volkswagen HBVW 1600, 45 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Morton
- Last inspection
- Unknown · June 8, 1983 · 24 hours before
- Departed
- SHN · Shelton, WA
- Destination
- SHN · Shelton, WA
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 33 total · 21 in this make and model · 21 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OLM, 20 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.