Beechcraft F33A N66841

Summary

On 13 February 1991 at about 18:47 local time, a Beechcraft F33A registered N66841, operated by MAC W. Huss, was involved in an accident near Ogden, Utah, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 February 1991 at 18:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Ogden, Utah, United States

Coordinates

41.2095, -111.9706

Aircraft

Beechcraft F33A

Registration

N66841

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

MAC W. Huss

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Chico

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA91LA050

4 people died.

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.