# Accident 19901007066339A: Eberspacher Warren A HAC MODEL A-001, Durango, CO, October 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1990, 07:30 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Animas Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2645° N, 107.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2645&lon=-107.8741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N839, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N839-2000-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eberspacher Warren A HAC MODEL A-001 (registry code 056167B, https://openairdocs.org/model/eberspacher-warren-a-hac-model-a-001) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91DTM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91DTM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901007066339A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT. LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN TREES. CARB ICING. NO CARB HEAT INSTALLED.

## 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 DEN91DTM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91DTM01), Oct 7, 1990: Historical A-001 (N839), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF CARBURETOR HEAT EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT.

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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