Hinton KITFOX N174PH

Summary

On 28 July 1991 at about 18:00 local time, a Hinton KITFOX registered N174PH, operated by Hinton, Paul M., was involved in an accident near Killen, Alabama, United States. One person was 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.

Date

28 July 1991 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Killen, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Private (NONE)

Coordinates

34.8594, -87.5202

Aircraft

Hinton KITFOX

Registration

N174PH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hinton, Paul M.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL91LA143

Nobody was injured.

WEATHER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF A CARBURETOR HEAT SYSTEM ON THE ENGINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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DURING LANDING, A DOG WANDERED ONTO THE RUNWAY INTO THE PATH OF THE LANDING ROLL. A GO-AROUND WAS BEGUN, DURING WHICH THE ENGINE LOST POWER. WIRES AT THE END OF THE RWY FORCED THE PILOT TO DUCK UNDER THEM AND THE AIRPLANE HIT A POLE. A MECHANIC RAN THE ENGINE AFTERWARDS AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO PRECLUDE NORMAL OPERATION. HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE CARBURETOR MOUNT INSULATED THE CARBURETOR FROM THE ENGINE HEAT AND NO CARBURETOR HEAT SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED. HUMIDITY CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.