# NTSB Accident NYC02FA025
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 2001-11-12 · Mansfield, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC02FA025
- **Event ID:** 20011130X02320
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-11-12
- **Location:** Mansfield, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.801109, -82.488334
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N3672R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat, and subsequent forced landing.  Factors were the carburetor icing condition, night conditions, trees, and the pilot's impairment from ingestion of an over-the-counter antihistamine.

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