- Date
- February 13, 1991, 11:47 local (18:47 UTC)
- Place
- Ogden, UT
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N66841Beech F33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910213002319A
- Case key
- 41388
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Probable cause
The pilot elected to fly into known adverse weather and encountered icing conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather and a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
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
During the climb to cruise phase, shortly after takeoff, the pilot reported that the airplane was picking up rime ice and the engine was running rough. The flight was cleared to return to the airport, however, the flight was unable to return and was ditched in the great salt lake. The airplane was not recovered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66841
- Reported as
- Beech F33A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CE-888
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mac W. Huss
- Registered owner
- Mac W. Huss
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 27, 1990
- Destination
- CIC · Chico, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 800 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SLC, 39 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.