Laferriere VANS RV-4 N994RV
27 October 2002 · Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 October 2002 at about 19:00 local time, a Laferriere VANS RV-4 registered N994RV was involved in an accident near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Geneva Aire Estates (WI89)
- Coordinates
- 42.5722, -88.3675
- Aircraft
- Laferriere VANS RV-4
- Registration
- N994RV
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lake Geneva → Burlington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA016
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. A contributing factor was the ditch adjacent to the roadway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The amateur-built aircraft was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss engine power shortly after takeoff. The pilot reported: "After doing a run-up prior to my departure I applied full throttle and departed the runway. Moments later I noticed a loss of power and the engine quit running." The pilot attempted a forced landing on a four-lane roadway adjacent to the airport. The pilot landed on the shoulder of the roadway and proceeded into an adjacent ditch. A post-accident engine examination was conducted and did not find any anomolies. Weather conditions reported in the vicinity of the accident location included an air temperature and dew point of 7 degrees Celsius and -2 degrees Celsuis, respectively. According to data provided by Transport Canada, a possibility of serious carburetor icing at descent power existed at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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