Emeraude CP-301-A accident near Niceville, FL
On March 15, 2012, an Emeraude CP-301-A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Niceville, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 15, 2012
- Place
- Niceville, FL
- Aircraft
- Emeraude CP-301-A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.537°N, 86.436°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120315X35524
Official records · ERA12LA227
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 15, 2012, about 1255 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Emeraude CP-301-A, N718PP, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain while returning to Ruckel Airport (FL17), Niceville, Florida. The two airline transport pilots were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan had been filed for the personal flight to Yellow River Airstrip (FD93), Holt, Florida, which was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to the responding Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, one of the pilots, who was also the owner of the airplane, had previously lost his FAA medical certificate due to injuries sustained in an earlier accident, and was about 2 weeks from qualifying for a new one. The pilot/owner, who was not the airplane's original builder, had intended to fly it to FD93 to undergo a condition inspection, but needed the other pilot onboard to act as pilot in command. The inspector also reported that the mechanic who was going to do the condition inspection stated that when the pilot/owner contacted him, he did not express any concerns about the airworthiness of the airplane. According to statement by an air traffic control specialist at nearby Eglin Air Force Base, about 1250, he received a transmission from the airplane that it had just departed from FL17 [as was the custom for airplanes from that airport.] The controller then attempted to contact the airplane twice to determine the pilot's intentions, but received no response. The controller did not re
Probable cause
The pilots’ inadequate use of carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor icing and a subsequent loss of engine power.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
