# Accident 19960128001059A: Piper PA28140, Oroville, CA, January 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1996, 15:37 local time
- Place: Oroville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4997° N, 121.6692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4997&lon=-121.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992PK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960128001059A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SHORT FERRY FLIGHT. NO ANOMALIES. AIRCRAFT ANNUAL EXPIRED. CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS. HEAT NO USED.

## 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 LAX96LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA099), Jan 28, 1996: Piper PA-28 (N992PK), Oroville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to use carburetor heat, which resulted in loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. The carburetor icing (weather) condition was a related factor.

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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