HONOLULU, HI, USA
N6184D
CESSNA 172N
THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE DESCENDING DURING A PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APCH. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 81 DEGREES (F) WITH THE DEW POINT OF 71 DEGREES (F). ACCORDING TO THE ICING PROBABILITY CHART, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING AT GLIDE POWER UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS. BOTH PILOTS REPORTED NO OTHER MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WITH THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF POWER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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