# Accident 19901228056449A: Piper PA28150, Fort Huachuca-S, AZ, December 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fort Huachuca-S, AZ
- Airport: Libby Aaf - Sierra Vista Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5907° N, 110.1692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5907&lon=-110.1692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5968W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5968W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28150
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 511 total, 245 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901228056449A

## Narrative

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

TURNING UPWIND LEG FROM TOUCH AND GO ENGINE QUIT. TURNED BACK BUT CRASHED SHORT. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR CARB ICING.

## 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 LAX91LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA061), Dec 28, 1990: Piper PA-28-150 (N5968W), Sierra Vista, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE FROM IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL.

## Other reports on N5968W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740907028929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740907028929A), Sep 7, 1974: Piper PA28150 (N5968W), Mammoth Lks, CA, Substantial damage. Low on final,ip told plt full pwr,plt mistook for pull pwr. Lnd in sage brush.

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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