# Accident 19931221047099A: Piper PA23160, Franktown, CO, December 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1993, 21:18 local time
- Place: Franktown, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3802° N, 104.7491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3802&lon=-104.7491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4382P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4382P-1994-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total, 215 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931221047099A

## Narrative

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

PLANE ICED UP EN ROUTE. LOST POWER ONE ENGINE. UNABLE FLY. CRASHED INTO WOODS. HEAVY SNOW. LACK CARB INDUCTION HEAT

## 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 FTW94FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA052), Dec 22, 1993: Piper PA-23-160 (N4382P), Franktown, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF FORECAST ICING CONDITIONS AND DELAYED APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT, RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL AND INDUCTION ICING. FACTORS WERE THE ICING CONDITIONS AND UNSUITABLE…

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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