BURLINGTON, NC, USA
N89212
CESSNA 152
THE PLT & PASSENGER TOOK OFF ON A FLT TO TAKE PHOTOS. DRG THE FLT, THE PLT SLOWED THE ACFT TO ABOUT 50 KTS TO ACCOMMODATE THE PASSENGER'S PHOTO PROCESS. HE THEN INCREASED POWER & LOWERED THE NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED. AS HE ACCELERATED TO 75 KTS & BEGAN TO CLIMB, THE ENG LOST POWER. ALTITUDE AT ABOUT THAT TIME WAS ABOUT 800' AGL. THE PLT TRIED TO MANEUVER AROUND A BARN TO LAND IN A FIELD; HOWEVER, THE ACFT HIT THE BARN & CRASHED IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE. A POST-ACDNT EXAM OF THE ACFT FAILED TO REVEAL ANY PREIMPACT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE RPRTD TO BE 41 & 15 DEG. ACCORDING TO CARB ICE CHARTS, CONDS WERE NOT CONDUCIVE TO CARB ICE.
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE BARN WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A RELATED FACTOR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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