Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL85FA056

ATHENS, AL, USA

Aircraft #1

N2074X

BEECH C23

Analysis

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED DOING TRAINING STALL TYPE MANEUVERS IN THE AREA SHORTLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. IT WAS THEN OBSERVED IN A STEEP RIGHT DESCENDING TURN, CROSSING A PAVED ROAD AT LOW ALT AND STRIKING THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE BOTTOM OF THE ACFT NOSE THEN STRUCK THE GROUND AND THEN THE LOW ROAD EMBANKMENT. THE ACFT BURNED AFTER THE FINAL IMPACT. EVIDENCE SHOWS LOW TO NO ENGINE PWR AT IMPACT. AMBIENT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR CARB ICE FORMATION. THE CARB HEAT CONTROLS WERE FOUND INTHE COLD POSITION. THE ICING PROBABILITY CURVES SHOW THAT SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING COULD OCCUR AFTER 15 MINUTES CONTINUOUS OPERATION IN THE EXISTING CONDITIONS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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