# Accident 19940605013929A: Piper PA38112, Sweet Home, OR, June 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1994, 14:20 local time
- Place: Sweet Home, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3608° N, 122.6898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3608&lon=-122.6898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9271T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9271T-1996-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,440 total, 26 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940605013929A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES.  SERIOUS CARB ICING IN AREA.

## 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 SEA94LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA137), Jun 5, 1994: Piper PA-38 (N9271T), Sweet Home, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DELAYED USING CARBURETOR HEAT UNTIL THE ENGINE HAD ALREADY LOST POWER DUE TO ICE FORMING IN THE CARBURETOR THROAT. FACTORS INCLUDE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN IN…

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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