19880107012429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Rock Camp, WV · January 7, 1988

Date
January 7, 1988 · 12:45 local
Place
Rock Camp, WV
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N14BK
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO88LA013
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1C5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,131 total532 in this make and model82 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.

Engine quit at cruise in the clouds at freezing temperature. Hit a tree on forced landing. Indicates carburetor ice

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AT CRUISE IN THE CLOUDS AT FREEZING TEMPERATURE. HIT A TREE ON FORCED LANDING. INDICATES CARBURETOR ICE

NTSB investigation

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