Accident · 1992-03-13

NTSB case CHI92LA111 · CESSNA 177B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-03-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 177B (N1271C)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Jet Air Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): JET AIR, INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SELECT CARBURETOR HEAT IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. RELATED FACTORS ARE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW, LOW CEILINGS, THE DARK NIGHT, AND SOFT TERRAIN CONDITIONS.

Source: NTSB case CHI92LA111

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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