Cessna 177B N1271C

Summary

On 14 March 1992 at about 02:08 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N1271C, operated by Jet Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Olney, Illinois, 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.

Date

14 March 1992 at 02:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Olney, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

38.7307, -88.0802

Aircraft

Cessna 177B

Registration

N1271C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jet Air, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashville → Peoria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI92LA111

Nobody was injured.

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.

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

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THE AIRPLANE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 4,000 FEET MSL IN IMC AND HEAVY SNOW WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. RESTART AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A FARM FIELD. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO SERIOUS INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING AT CRUISE POWER SETTINGS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.