Waco YMS N40115
28 September 1990 · Kailua, Hawaii, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 1990 at about 20:45 local time, a Waco YMS registered N40115, operated by Kegel, Gary, was involved in an accident near Kailua, Hawaii, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kailua, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6294, -155.9901
- Aircraft
- Waco YMS
- Registration
- N40115
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kegel, Gary
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Keahole Apt. → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX90LA339
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT OF A WACO YMF, N40115, STATED AFTER COMPLETING SEVERAL AEROBATIC MANEUVERS EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. THE PILOT STATED HE ENTERED ANOTHER LOOP AT 3500 FEET. HE STATED HE ADDED FULL POWER ON THE UP SIDE AND REDUCED POWER TO IDLE ON THE DOWN SIDE. HE STATED AS HE STARTED TO ROUND OUT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LOOP HE ADDED POWER AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE TEMPERATURE/DEW POINT SPREAD WAS FOUND TO BE IN 'SERIOUS ICING-GLIDE' RANGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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