# Accident 19910119000859A: Piper PA28R200, Rutland, VT, January 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1991, 13:44 local time
- Place: Rutland, VT
- Airport: Rutland State
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6320° N, 72.8082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6320&lon=-72.8082&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777CL-2011-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,531 total, 210 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910119000859A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE HOLD ALTITUDE DUE HEAVY ICING. DESCENDED INTO TREES DURING VECTORS FOR LOC APPROACH.

## 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 NYC91LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA061), Jan 19, 1991: Piper PA-28R-200 (N777CL), Sherburne, VT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOTS INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO ICING CONDITIONS WITH AN AIRPLANE NOT EQUIPPED FOR FLIGHT IN KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS. THIS RESULTED IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT AND CONTACT WITH TREES IN 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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