Steele John J ACRO SPORT N896JC

Summary

On 15 October 2008 at about 20:00 local time, a Steele John J ACRO SPORT registered N896JC was involved in an accident near Madison, New Hampshire, 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.

Date

15 October 2008 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Madison, New Hampshire, United States

Coordinates

43.8306, -71.1869

Aircraft

Steele John J ACRO SPORT

Registration

N896JC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Ossipee → West Ossipee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09LA021

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Approximately 50 minutes into the experimental amateur built airplane flight, the pilot began his descent from 1500 feet for landing when the engine lost partial power. He adjusted the throttle, mixture, and carburetor heat but the engine power setting went to idle and remained there. The pilot attempted to land in a field; however, the airplane’s altitude was insufficient to make the field and he landed into trees. The pilot noticed no discrepancies with the engine or engine controls prior to the partial loss of engine power. Federal Aviation Administration examination of the airplane and the engine found no evidence of any pre-accident anomalies that would have caused the partial loss of engine power. Review of the carburetor icing probability chart contained in FAA Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) CE-09-35 revealed “serious icing” at glide power for the temperature and dew point recorded at the nearest official weather reporting facility about the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.