# Accident 19970112000859A: Piper PA24250, Franklin, MN, January 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1997, 19:50 local time
- Place: Franklin, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7395° N, 94.7102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7395&lon=-94.7102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6495P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6495P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 339 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970112000859A

## Narrative

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

CARB ICING AT CRUISE. APPLIED PARTIAL CARB HEAT AND LEANED MIXTURE. CONTRARY TO MANUEL. ENGINE QUIT.FUEL EXHAUSTION (-23) AT 4000' AGL NEAR REDWOOD FALLS, MN, AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED CARB ICE.  PILOT APPLIED PARTIAL CARB HEAT AND LEANED ENGINE.  THIS PROCEDURE WAS CONTRARY TO OWNER'S MANUAL.  ENGINE STOPPED AND PILOT LANDED GEAR DOWN IN FIELD TO COUNTY ROAD 2, NORTHEAST OF FRANKLIN, MINNESOTA.  FURTHER FIELD INVESTIGAION REVEALED FUEL DEPLETION.  ENGINE RUN WAS NORMAL.

## 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 CHI97LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA052), Jan 13, 1997: Piper PA-24-250 (N6495P), Franklin, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning and his fuel mismanagement, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. A contributing factor with this accident was a frost blocked…

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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