NEWPORT, MN, USA
N4893K
NAVION A
THE ACFT ENGINE FAILED WHEN THE PLT APPLIED CARBURATOR HEAT TO TRY TO 'CURE' A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A HOLE IN THE LEFT MUFFLER AND SHROUD ALLOWING BURNT EXHAUST GASES TO ENTER THE CARBURETOR WHEN CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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