# NTSB Accident SEA01LA063
> **Piper PA-24** · 2001-03-08 · Saint Helens, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA01LA063
- **Event ID:** 20010323X00641
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-03-08
- **Location:** Saint Helens, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.88063, -122.92073
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24
- **Registration:** N6337P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper use of the carburetor heat while attempting to determine if there was ice accumulating in the carburetor throat. Factors include flight in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, and a fence running across the field in which the forced landing took place.

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