Beechcraft C23 N6536R

Summary

On 9 December 1984 at about 21:42 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N6536R, operated by Geaorge L. Winneberger, was involved in an accident near Clifton, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 December 1984 at 21:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Clifton, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft C23

Registration

N6536R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Geaorge L. Winneberger

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chantilly → Williamsburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO85FA008

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING AT THE CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 2500 FT, THE PILOT NOTED A GRADUAL RPM DECREASE AND RESULTANT LOSS OF POWER. ALTITUDE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED AND THE PILOT SELECTED A ROLLING OPEN FIELD IN WHICH TO LAND WHEN HE REALIZED THAT REACHING AN AIRPORT SEVEN MILES SOUTH WAS IMPROBABLE. DURING THE LANDING ROLL A STEEP INCLINE WAS ENCOUNTERED THAT COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR AND THE ACFT SLID. THE TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT INDICATED THAT CONDITIONS WERECONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE. THE PLT STATED THAT HE DID NOT APPLY CARB HEAT BECAUSE HE FELT THAT LIST IN THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK DOES NOT INCLUDE THE APPLICATION OF CARB HEAT. THE ENGINE WAS LATER RUN SUCCESSFULLY IN A TEST CELL WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.