In-flight icing on small transport causes loss of aircraft control.

Attributes
ACN	297928
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bty
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	297928
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Unable to maintain altitude because of severe icing -- aircraft stalled while in cruise -- recovered and reversed course to lhs and failed to properly monitor airspeed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ICING ON SMT CAUSES LOSS OF ACFT CTL.

Narrative: UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT BECAUSE OF SEVERE ICING -- ACFT STALLED WHILE IN CRUISE -- RECOVERED AND REVERSED COURSE TO LHS AND FAILED TO PROPERLY MONITOR AIRSPD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.