# Accident 19940430009709A: Piper PA24250, Rochelle, IL, April 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1994, 12:29 local time
- Place: Rochelle, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9102° N, 89.0590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9102&lon=-89.0590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7605P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7605P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,454 total, 960 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940430009709A

## Narrative

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

IN ICING CONDITIONS, DIVERTING TO RFD. ENGINE QUIT. BROKE OUT. 800 AGL. LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD. SERIOUS CARB 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 CHI94LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA145), Apr 30, 1994: Piper PA-24-250 (N7605P), Rochelle, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate use of carburetor heat. Factors associated with the accident were carburetor icing conditions and rough terrain.

## Other reports on N7605P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790529028319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790529028319I), May 29, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N7605P), Brookville, OH, Minor damage. Gear up landing after generator failed.
- [Accident 19740726024459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740726024459A), Jul 26, 1974: Piper PA24250 (N7605P), Flushing, MI, Substantial damage. Rwy dn slope.

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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