Bryan C L/Labrash R D SEAREY N907CB

Summary

On 7 June 2018 at about 15:50 local time, a Bryan C L/Labrash R D SEAREY registered N907CB was involved in an accident near Englewood, Florida, 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

7 June 2018 at 15:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Englewood, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Buchan Airport (X36)

Coordinates

26.9875, -82.3689

Aircraft

Bryan C L/Labrash R D SEAREY

Registration

N907CB

Category

Airplane

Year built

1997

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Englewood → Palmetto

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA18LA162

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 student pilot of the experimental, amateur-built airplane reported that he performed an engine run-up at 3,500 rpm along the entire length of the runway and then turned around for takeoff in the opposite direction. After rotation, the engine lost partial power. The airplane descended and struck a tree at the end of the runway before coming to rest in grass near the runway end. The fuselage and left wing sustained substantial damage. Postaccident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any preimpact 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 serious carburetor icing at glide power and icing at glide and cruise power. The engine was not equipped with a carburetor heat system. Therefore, it is likely that the carburetor accumulated ice during ground operations, which resulted in the partial loss of engine power during the subsequent climb.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.