# Accident 19841224069719A: Piper PA28140, Grapeland, TX, December 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1984, 12:30 local time
- Place: Grapeland, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4899° N, 95.4809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4899&lon=-95.4809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5743F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 23 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841224069719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW85LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA083), Dec 24, 1984: Piper PA-28-140 (N5743F), Grapeland, TX, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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