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Aviation accident SEA04FA031

1 fatal · Piper PA-44-180 · 2004-01-02 · Cave Junction, OR, USA

Event

NTSB number
SEA04FA031
Event ID
20040108X00041
Type
Accident
Date
2004-01-02
Location
Cave Junction, OR, USA
Coordinates
42.094165, -123.68222

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
3
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4

Aircraft

Make
Piper
Model
PA-44-180
Registration
N53505
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

Both the pilot-in-command and the co-pilot allowing the aircraft to enter into an area of adverse weather (icing conditions at low [-20 degrees C] temperatures) resulting in sequential induction icing, induction filter blockage, carburetor icing and the subsequent partial loss of power in both engines followed by tree impact and collision with terrain during an emergency descent/approach. Contributing factors were icing conditions, low temperatures, night conditions and trees.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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