# NTSB Accident FTW94FA052
> **PIPER PA-23-160** · 1993-12-22 · FRANKTOWN, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW94FA052
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13850
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-12-22
- **Location:** FRANKTOWN, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.380184, -104.749114
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 4
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-23-160
- **Registration:** N4382P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

WAS THE PILOT'S DISREGARD OF FORECAST ICING CONDITIONS AND DELAYED APPLICATION OF CARBURETOR HEAT, RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL AND INDUCTION ICING. FACTORS WERE THE ICING CONDITIONS AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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