# Accident 20050311005429A: Piper PA28160, Cameron, WV, March 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2005, 10:45 local time
- Place: Cameron, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7564° N, 80.5592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7564&lon=-80.5592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5946W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5946W-2006-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: IO320D2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 800 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050311005429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD SOUTHEAST OF WHEELING, WV, DUE TO A LOSS OF POWER CAUSED BY ICING CONDITIONS.

## 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 NYC05LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA059), Mar 11, 2005: Piper PA-28-160 (N5946W), Cameron, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted in a forced landing. A factor in this accident was the carburetor icing conditions.

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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