# Accident 19891201051669A: Piper PA28161, Grand Forks, ND, December 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1989, 20:00 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9190° N, 97.0709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9190&lon=-97.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130ND (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 19 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891201051669A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN90LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA029), Dec 2, 1989: Piper PA-28-161 (N130ND), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CFI TO UTILIZE CARBURETOR HEAT PRIOR TO THE INDUCTION ICING AND POWER LOSS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CFI'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AND FORECAST INSTRUMENT…

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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