# Accident 20010308004099A: Piper PA24, St Helens, OR, March 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2001, 12:30 local time
- Place: St Helens, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8806° N, 122.9207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8806&lon=-122.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6337P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6337P-2020-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010308004099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 8,000 FT. MSL IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO CARBURATOR ICE. PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING IN PASTURE.

## 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 SEA01LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA063), Mar 8, 2001: Piper PA-24 (N6337P), Saint Helens, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the carburetor heat while attempting to determine if there was ice accumulating in the carburetor throat. Factors include flight in conditions conducive to carburetor…

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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