# NTSB Accident NYC97LA033
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 1996-12-22 · ELLINGTON, CT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA033
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07234
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-22
- **Location:** ELLINGTON, CT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N55228
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

ice ingestion into the engine from the carburetor air box, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing, off airport, on unprepared terrain.

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