19841224069719A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · Grapeland, TX · December 24, 1984

Date
December 24, 1984 · 12:30 local
Place
Grapeland, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5743F
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA083
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total23 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Carburetor ice during cruise. Applied carburetor heat, engine quit. Landed in trees.

As the FAA filed it

CARBURETOR ICE DURING CRUISE. APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.