Jackson Fred M CLIPPER N2754A

Summary

On 14 June 2014 at about 16:30 local time, a Jackson Fred M CLIPPER registered N2754A, operated by Jackson Fred M, was involved in an accident near Altamont, 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.

Date

14 June 2014 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Altamont, New York, United States

Coordinates

43.7264, -74.0703

Aircraft

Jackson Fred M CLIPPER

Registration

N2754A

Category

Airplane

Year built

2004

Engines

1

Operator

Jackson Fred M

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hamilton → Altamont

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14CA310

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat prior to descending in atmospheric conditions conducive to serious icing at all power settings, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he had applied carburetor heat intermittently during the flight, but that during the final descent to the destination airport, he did not. The engine stopped producing power, and during the subsequent forced landing the airplane collided with trees which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation, and stated that the engine stopped producing power due to carburetor icing. Interpolation of a carburetor icing probability chart revealed that atmospheric conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to serious icing at all power settings.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.