LINDEN, CA, USA
N36986
BEECH 77
THE PILOT WAS CRUISING AT 3000 FEET BENEATH AN OVERCAST SKY WITH INTERMITTENT RAIN. THE CARB HEAT WAS OFF. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF FLIGHT THE RPM BEGAN TO SLOWLY DECREASE.THE PILOT BRIEFLY APPLIED CARB HEAT BUT AS THE RPM ONLY FLUCTUATED AND POWER WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED HE DISCONTINUED USING IT. THE PILOT HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED CARBURETOR ICE. AS ALL POWER WAS BEING LOST THE PILOT BROADCAST MAYDAY AND BEGAN TO LOOK FOR A LANDING SPOT. AS POWER SHUT DWN WAS PROGRESSING SOME POWER RETURNED. THE ACFT WAS NURSED ALONG AT VERY LOW ALTITUDE AND FINALLY LANDED ON A ROCKY SLOPE AFTER OVERSHOOTING AN OPEN FIELD. AS ACFT DECELERATED ITS NOSE GEAR WAS TORN OFF.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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