Clifton BREEZY N6155M

Summary

On 23 April 2012 at about 16:30 local time, a Clifton BREEZY registered N6155M, operated by Carl Davis, was involved in an accident near Laneville, Texas, 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

23 April 2012 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Laneville, Texas, United States

Coordinates

31.9361, -94.8378

Aircraft

Clifton BREEZY

Registration

N6155M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Carl Davis

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palestine → Mansfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA257

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane’s engine lost power during cruise flight. He increased the mixture and manipulated the throttle to no avail. He chose a field for a forced landing, but at the last minute, he saw a barbed wire fence in the flight path. The pilot did not want the open-cockpit airplane to hit the barbed wire fence directly, so he pulled back on the control column in an attempt to clear the fence. The airplane then "pancaked" to the ground. A postaccident examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any failures or malfunctions that would have resulted in the loss of engine power. The closest recorded temperature and dewpoint were conducive for carburetor icing conditions at glide and cruise power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.