Bruce M Barrett STOLP STARLET SA500 N935B

Summary

On 13 September 2012 at about 15:30 local time, a Bruce M Barrett STOLP STARLET SA500 registered N935B was involved in an accident near Shelbyville, Illinois, 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

13 September 2012 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Shelbyville, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Shelby County (2H0)

Coordinates

39.4106, -88.8456

Aircraft

Bruce M Barrett STOLP STARLET SA500

Registration

N935B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Owensboro → Canton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA632

Nobody was injured.

An abrupt, complete loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that about 1 hour after takeoff, while established in cruise flight at 3,000 feet mean sea level, the engine lost power completely and without warning. His efforts to restore engine power were not successful. He executed a forced landing to a bean field and the airplane nosed over during the landing roll. A postaccident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of an engine malfunction or failure. Surface weather conditions in the vicinity of the accident site indicated the potential for serious carburetor icing at glide power and moderate icing at cruise power. The exact weather conditions at cruise altitude were not known. Further, an abrupt loss of engine power is not consistent with carburetor icing. Accordingly, a determination of the underlying cause of the loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.