# Accident 19880107012429A: Piper PA24250, Rock Camp, WV, January 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1988, 12:45 local time
- Place: Rock Camp, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5898° N, 80.5391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5898&lon=-80.5391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14BK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14BK-1988-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,131 total, 532 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880107012429A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 BFO88LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA013), Jan 7, 1988: Piper PA-24-250 (N14BK), Rock Camp, WV, substantial damage

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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