HOSPERS, IA, USA
N7229T
CESSNA 172A
THE PLT SAID HE WAS ON A POWER LINE PATROL FLT & WAS FLYING APRX 60 TO 80 FT AGL. REPORTEDLY, HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT FOR ABOUT 1 MIN. WHEN THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS TURNED OFF, THE ENG QUIT. THE PLT REAPPLIED THE HEAT & THE ENG RESTARTED FOR A MOMENT & THEN QUIT AGAIN. DURING A FORCED LANDING ON SNOW COVERED TERRAIN, THE ACFT NOSED OVER. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT & ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT FAILURE OR DEFICIENCY. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE -4 & -17 DEG, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CURVES, CARBURETOR ICING WOULD NOT BE PROBABLE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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