# Accident 19900204001579A: Piper PA22, Boring, OR, February 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1990, 11:15 local time
- Place: Boring, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4192° N, 122.3701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4192&lon=-122.3701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8898C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8898C-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 4 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900204001579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED OVER. CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS EXISTED.

## 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 SEA90LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA038), Feb 4, 1990: Piper PA-22 (N8898C), Boring, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICING, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND THE SOFT/UNEVEN TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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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