# Accident 19911030048239A: Piper PA24250, Ellicott, CO, October 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1991, 14:27 local time
- Place: Ellicott, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0295° N, 104.4806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0295&lon=-104.4806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6815P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6815P-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 25 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911030048239A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED AIRFRAME ICING,TURNED BACK UNABLE LOCATE AIRPORT. LANDING ON ROAD ENGINE QUIT.POSSIBLE INDUCTION 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 DEN92LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA006), Oct 30, 1991: Piper PA-24-250 (N6815P), Ellicott, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH, AND EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED. FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO IMC, ACCUMULATION OF WING ICE AND HIS BECOMING…

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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