NONE · PIPER PA-18-150 · 1990-03-28 · WHITEWATER, MT, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN90LA082
Event ID
20001212X22708
Type
Accident
Date
1990-03-28
Location
WHITEWATER, MT, USA
Coordinates
48.780475, -107.510543
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-18-150
Registration
N7134K
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
PILOT'S DELAYED USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT AND THE SUBSEQUENT INDUCTION ICING RELATED PARTIAL POWER LOSS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED.