Craig D Carter STOL CH 750 N750AZ

Summary

On 24 July 2016 at about 13:15 local time, a Craig D Carter STOL CH 750 registered N750AZ was involved in an accident near Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, 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

24 July 2016 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Greene County (WAY)

Coordinates

39.8997, -80.1561

Aircraft

Craig D Carter STOL CH 750

Registration

N750AZ

Category

Airplane

Year built

2014

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waynesburg → Waynesburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA16LA270

Nobody was injured.

The partial 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 flight instructor and student pilot were conducting a local instructional flight. Following uneventful touch-and-go-landings and a refueling, the student pilot and flight instructor departed again. Shortly after departure, the engine began to vibrate and lose power. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and landed straight ahead. During landing, the airplane impacted a row of tractor tires. Postaccident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The atmospheric conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the accumulation of carburetor icing. The flight instructor stated that he applied carburetor heat once he noted the drop in rpm. After applying carburetor heat and noting the continued loss of rpm, he turned off the carburetor heat to reduce the loss of rpm and to extend the airplane's glide range. Rapid ice accumulation would have required the carburetor heat to be on for a longer period of time to fully melt the ice and restore full power to the engine. Therefore, it is likely that the carburetor accumulated ice during departure, which resulted in the partial loss of engine power and vibration during the subsequent climb.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.