# NTSB Accident FTW92LA217
> **PIPER PA-22-160** · 1992-08-23 · FARMINGTON, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW92LA217
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15421
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-08-23
- **Location:** FARMINGTON, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.750812, -108.179023
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-22-160
- **Registration:** N8841D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE AND THE PILOT'S DELAYED USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. A FACTOR WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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