URBANA, IL, USA
CGFSY
TESORI REGIONNE 2002
THE PLT TRANSMITTED ON AN ADVISORY FREQUENCY 'CLEAR THE AREA I HAVE ENGINE TROUBLE'. WHILE TURNING FROM DOWNWIND TO THE BASE LEG OF HIS EMERGENCY APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE IN A STEEP RIGHT BANK WHEN IT SUDDENLY BANKED LEFT AND DESCENDED INTO THE GROUND. TEMPERATURE AND DEWPOINT WERE 54 DEGS AND 39 DEGS RESPECTIVELY. THESE TEMPS ARE CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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