# Accident 19911118052339A: Piper PA28161, Ontario, OR, November 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1991, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ontario, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0803° N, 117.0102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0803&lon=-117.0102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9776C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 18 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911118052339A

## Narrative

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

SPIRAL DESCENT PRACTICE. ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO RECOVER. HAD FAILED TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT OR CLEAR ENGINE.

## 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 SEA92LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA020), Nov 18, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N9776C), Ontario, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICING AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WIRES.

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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