# Accident 19960804020749A: Piper PA32260, Live Oak, FL, August 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1996, 09:35 local time
- Place: Live Oak, FL
- Airport: Suwannee County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2708° N, 83.0390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2708&lon=-83.0390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3399W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3399W-1996-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 952 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960804020749A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON FINAL. SEPARATED WINGS ON FENCE. ENGINE RAN NORMAL AFTER CRASH. CONDITIONS FOR CARB ICING EXISTED.

## 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 MIA96LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA202), Aug 4, 1996: Piper PA-32-260 (N3399W), Live Oak, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to use carburetor heat during the approach to land, which resulted in loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. The weather (carburetor icing 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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