# Accident 19950207001269A: Piper PA23150, Benton Harbor, MI, February 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1995, 15:20 local time
- Place: Benton Harbor, MI
- Airport: Ross Field-Twin Cities
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1100° N, 86.4407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1100&lon=-86.4407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2092P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2092P-1997-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,002 total, 260 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950207001269A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINES. SHUT ONE DOWN. IN ICING AREA. VECTORED BEH. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. WING SEVERED BY TREE. CARB ICING. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI95LA085

## 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 CHI95LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA085), Feb 7, 1995: Piper PA-23 (N2092P), Benton Harbor, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat. Factors were carburetor icing conditions, snow, and blowing snow.

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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