Blake D Barrymore JUST ACFT SUPERSTOL N8794G

Summary

On 30 January 2022 at about 21:30 local time, a Blake D Barrymore JUST ACFT SUPERSTOL registered N8794G was involved in an accident near Ketchum, Idaho, 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

30 January 2022 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ketchum, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

43.6009, -114.4078

Aircraft

Blake D Barrymore JUST ACFT SUPERSTOL

Registration

N8794G

Category

Airplane

Year built

2019

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Picabo → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA089

Nobody was injured.

The total 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

During a local area flight, while the airplane was in cruise flight at an altitude of about 9,000 ft mean sea level over mountainous terrain, the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to troubleshoot the problem, but he was unable to restore engine power. As a result, the pilot initiated a forced landing to a snowcovered field. During the landing roll, the main landing gear tires settled into the snow, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The vertical stabilizer, rudder, and right-wing lift strut were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that his postaccident examination of the engine and airframe found no mechanical issues. The pilot thought that the airplane “flew through a layer” that “had the right temperatures that would have quickly developed carburetor ice.”

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.