ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266049
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 July 2021 |
| Time: | 08:20 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman B75N1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1720B |
| MSN: | 75-6017 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2407 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming R680-13 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lexington, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lexington-Blue Grass Airport, KY (LEX/KLEX) |
| Lexington, KY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot and passenger were on a local area personal flight in the single-engine airplane. The pilot reported after flying for 20 minutes, he was at 1,500 ft mean sea level when the airplane began to lose engine power and he was unable to maintain altitude. The pilot added full power, full mixture, and carburetor heat, but was still unable to maintain altitude. The pilot subsequently performed a forced landing to a private driveway. A postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical anomalies that would have prevented normal engine operation. In addition, fuel was plumbed into the engine and the engine ran without anomaly. Although the weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the accumulation of carburetor icing at glide power, the pilot reported that he used carburetor heat, which would have prevented the accumulation of ice.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA304
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N1720B
Location
Media:
Crews on scene are working with Blue Grass Airport and federal agencies to clean up the scene. The cause of the crash is being investigated. pic.twitter.com/85enXROQw0
— HLpublicsafety (@HLpublicsafety) July 28, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2021 16:50 | chui101 | Added |
| 28-Jul-2021 16:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2021 08:17 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2021 13:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2023 07:21 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative]] |
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