CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, USA
N29325
CESSNA 177
DURING A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY TRIP, PIC EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER LOSS. AN EMERGENCY LDG WAS ATTEMPTED AND THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL OR FUEL STARVATION PROBLEMS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT AFTER THE DESCENT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE APPLIED CARB HEAT AFTER THE POWER LOSS. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF CARBURETOR ICING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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