# Accident 19910130001299A: Piper PA24, Dunsmuir, CA, January 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1991, 12:05 local time
- Place: Dunsmuir, CA
- Airport: Dunsmuir Municipal/Mott Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1894° N, 122.2606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1894&lon=-122.2606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7194P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7194P-1994-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 368 total, 8 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910130001299A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN GO AROUND AFTER TOUCHDOWN STRUCK TREE OFF END RUNWAY. BELEIVED LACKED POWER DUE CARB HEAT ON. DIRT IN FUEL.

## 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 LAX91FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA086), Jan 30, 1991: Piper PA-24-180 (N7194P), Dunsmuir, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED GO-AROUND ATTEMPT AND IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A DEGRADATION OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION FROM SAND AND RUST.

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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