OGDEN, UT, USA
N66841
BEECH F33A
DURING THE CLIMB TO CRUISE PHASE, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS PICKING UP RIME ICE AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, HOWEVER, THE FLIGHT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN AND WAS DITCHED IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT RECOVERED.
THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER AND A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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