Bert N Norris RV-6 N916BN

Summary

On 4 July 2016 at about 16:30 local time, a Bert N Norris RV-6 registered N916BN was involved in an accident near St. Maries, Idaho, 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

4 July 2016 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

St. Maries, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

St. Maries Municipal Airport (S72)

Coordinates

47.3233, -116.5692

Aircraft

Bert N Norris RV-6

Registration

N916BN

Category

Airplane

Year built

1998

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cheney → St. Maries

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR16LA135

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from 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

The private pilot reported that, on short final to the runway, the engine lost partial power. The pilot then switched fuel tanks, activated the boost pump, and pumped the throttle, but engine power was not restored. The pilot subsequently landed in a field about 300 to 500 ft short of the runway, and the airplane nosed over. Postaccident examination of the airplane and engine revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot stated that he believed that the loss of power was due to carburetor ice because he might not have applied carburetor heat during the flight. The weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to moderate carburetor icing at cruise power settings and serious carburetor icing at descent power settings. It is likely that the loss of engine power resulted from carburetor icing due to the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.