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| Date: | Friday 24 April 2020 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Keuthan Buccaneer II |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N43310 |
| MSN: | B11R |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 246 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coden, SW of Mobile, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Foley, AL |
| Foley, AL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot, who owned the airplane, was making a local personal flight from his private grass strip. During the first 1 hour 15-minute of flight, the engine performance was normal. Then, while about 800 ft above the ground (agl), the engine began to lose power and rpm started a slow continuous drop. The pilot moved the throttle to full power, but the engine continued to lose power. About 150 ft agl, the engine lost power completely and the pilot attempted to glide to a small island. About 25 ft agl, the right wing stalled and the airplane impacted power lines then terrain. Postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical anomalies that would have prevented normal engine operation, and the engine was run successfully at various power settings. The weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the formation of serious carburetor icing at glide (idle) engine power settings. The airplane was not equipped with carburetor heat, contrary to the engine's installation manual, which stated "operation in climatic conditions, where carburetor icing is likely to occur, a heating system must be fitted."
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a carburetor heat system installed on the engine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20LA161
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=43310
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2020 18:20 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 24-Apr-2020 20:30 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 24-Apr-2020 21:01 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 24-Jun-2022 17:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 24-Jun-2022 18:34 | harro | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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