# NTSB Accident CHI00LA109
> **Piper PA-11** · 2000-04-11 · SHERWOOD, ND, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00LA109
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20777
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-04-11
- **Location:** SHERWOOD, ND, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.960369, -101.630012
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-11
- **Registration:** N5548B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

carburetor ice and the pilot's improper decisions when to use carburetor heat and to perform a soft  field landing. Factors relating to this accident were the improper use of carburetor heat, the soft  field landing attempt, and the snow covered field.

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