# NTSB Accident SEA94LA137
> **PIPER PA-38** · 1994-06-05 · SWEET HOME, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA94LA137
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01613
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-06-05
- **Location:** SWEET HOME, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.360809, -122.689758
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-38
- **Registration:** N9271T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT DELAYED USING CARBURETOR HEAT UNTIL THE ENGINE HAD ALREADY LOST POWER DUE TO ICE FORMING IN THE CARBURETOR THROAT. FACTORS INCLUDE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN IN THE FIELD WHERE THE FORCED LANDING WAS MADE.

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