# Accident 19951005035789A: Piper PA28235, Mulino, OR, October 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1995, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mulino, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2002° N, 122.5394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2002&lon=-122.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8845W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8845W-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951005035789A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DESCENDING, UNABLE TO MAKE AIRPORT, STRUCK TREE LANDING IN FIELD. FAILED TO USE CARB HEAT. 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 SEA96LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA003), Oct 6, 1995: Piper PA-28-235 (N8845W), Mulino, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilots to use carburetor heat during a reduced power descent. A factor was the carburetor icing conditions.

## Other reports on N8845W (2)

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

- [Incident 19890504026249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890504026249I), May 4, 1989: Piper PA28235 (N8845W), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Taxied through 20 foot wide ditch. Damaged prop and undercarriage. Construction area marked and notamed.
- [Accident 19760701018409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701018409A), Jul 1, 1976: Piper PA28235 (N8845W), Silver Cliff, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot landed at night at unlighted airport. Automobile lights used to mark runway

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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