19891201051669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28161 · Grand Forks, ND · December 1, 1989

Date
December 1, 1989 · 20:00 local
Place
Grand Forks, ND
Airport
Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N130ND
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90LA029
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
540 total19 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine quit on approach in heavy snow at night landed in plowed field and nosed up. Ice build up in carb air intake

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH IN HEAVY SNOW AT NIGHT LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED UP. ICE BUILD UP IN CARB AIR INTAKE

NTSB investigation

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