Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 180L N4110

21 September 1991 · Vestal, New York, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 September 1991 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 180L registered N4110, operated by Joseph W. Talhot, was involved in an accident near Vestal, New York, 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.

The record

Date
at 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Vestal, New York, United States
Coordinates
42.0799, -76.0498
Aircraft
Cessna 180L
Registration
N4110
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Joseph W. Talhot
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Honesdale → Endicott
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC91LA242

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN A POWER LOSS DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS CRUISING AT 3500 FEET WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. DURING A FORCED LANDING, HE STRUCK A DITCH AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER. THE ENGINE WAS RUN SATISFACTORILY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF A CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART REVEALED THE PILOT WAS OPERATING IN CONDITIONS OF MODERATE ICING PROBABILITY WITH CRUISE POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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