# NTSB Accident DEN90LA029
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 1989-12-02 · GRAND FORKS, ND, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN90LA029
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29947
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-12-02
- **Location:** GRAND FORKS, ND, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.919036, -97.070922
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N130ND
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE CFI TO UTILIZE CARBURETOR HEAT PRIOR TO THE INDUCTION ICING AND POWER LOSS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CFI'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AND FORECAST INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

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