# Accident 19890812062189A: Piper PA22150, Lima, OH, August 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1989, 15:52 local time
- Place: Lima, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8290° N, 83.9698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8290&lon=-83.9698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7825D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7825D-1992-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 472 total, 3 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890812062189A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE CIRCLING AREA AT LOW ALTITUDE. STALLED INTO TREES. NO DEFECTS FOUND. CARBURETOR ICE STRONG FACTOR

## 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 CHI89LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA167), Aug 12, 1989: Piper PA-22-150 (N7825D), Lima, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE AND THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.

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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