Engineering & Research 415 C N99307

Summary

On 16 July 2016 at about 21:45 local time, a Engineering & Research 415 C registered N99307 was involved in an accident near Mt Morris, Illinois, United States. One person was 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

16 July 2016 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Mt Morris, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Ogle County (C55)

Coordinates

42.0367, -89.3928

Aircraft

Engineering & Research 415 C

Registration

N99307

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mt Morris → Mt Morris

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN16LA299

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of airplane control during a forced landing in gusting crosswind conditions and the airplane’s subsequent bounce on the runway following a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was conducting a local personal flight, which was the airplane's first flight following its annual inspection. The pilot reported that, while on the downwind leg, he reduced power for landing and that the engine then lost power. During the subsequent forced landing, the airplane encountered a crosswind gust and then bounced twice, which caused substantial firewall damage. An examination of the carburetor revealed no anomalies. The weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the accumulation of serious carburetor icing at descent power settings. It is likely that the engine power lost power due to carburetor icing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.