# Accident 20070324005179A: Piper PA28140, Blair County, PA, March 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2007, 10:40 local time
- Place: Blair County, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5747° N, 78.2114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5747&lon=-78.2114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56124, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56124-2007-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 250 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070324005179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. PILOT DESCRIBED CONDITIONS VERY SIMILAR TO CARBURETOR ICING. UPON INITIAL APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT, PILOT SELECTED CARBURETOR HEAT OFF DUE TO THE ASSOCIATED DECREASE IN RPM AND ENGINE ROUGHNESS DUE TO ICE MELTING THUS WATER INGESTION. WITH CARBURETOR HEAT IN THE OFF POSITION, THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. VFR PILOT GLIDED THE AIRCRAFT FROM VFR INTO IMC AND STRUCK THE TREES LOCATED ON THE TOP OF BRUSH MOUNTAIN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 NYC07LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA085), Mar 24, 2007: Piper PA-28-140 (N56124), Catherine Twp., PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat. Contributing to the accident were the weather conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.

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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