NONE · Piper PA-28-181 · 1997-03-07 · MOSINEE, WI, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI97LA081
Event ID
20001208X07504
Type
Accident
Date
1997-03-07
Location
MOSINEE, WI, USA
Coordinates
44.779453, -89.680877
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-181
Registration
N8259M
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The formation of carburetor ice and the instructor pilot's failure to recognize conditions leading to carburetor icing and to take appropriate preventative action. Factors relating to this accident were the late application of carburetor heat, the icing conditions and snow.