Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-22 N8898C

4 February 1990 · Boring, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 4 February 1990 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N8898C, operated by Ronald Hargraves, was involved in an accident near Boring, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 19:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Boring, Oregon, United States
Coordinates
45.4193, -122.3701
Aircraft
Piper PA-22
Registration
N8898C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Ronald Hargraves
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Pasco → Grants Pass
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA90LA038

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

CARBURETOR ICING, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND THE SOFT/UNEVEN TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE EN ROUTE ON A X-COUNTRY FLT, THE ENG SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE PLT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD, BUT THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A RUT & NOSED OVER. IT WAS REMOVED TO A FACILITY FOR AN INSPN OF THE ENG & PREPARATION FOR A TEST RUN. THE ENG WAS STARTED & WAS OPERD FOR SVRL MIN AT VARYING POWER SETTINGS WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE 44 & 32 DEG, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO CARB ICING CHARTS, CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR CARB ICING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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