Accident: Piper PA-24-250
Mar 30, 2024 · North Kingstown, RI
NTSB numberERA24LA164Event id20240405194036
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 2
- Uninjured
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power during final approach due to the pilot’s failure to recognize that the environmental conditions were susceptible to carburetor icing and apply carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude at which the pilot recognized the loss of engine power, reducing the amount of time to troubleshoot and address the problem.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N7538P
- Year built
- 1961
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern final Fuel starvation
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Quonset State Airport (NCO)1 nm (1 km) south-west
- Newport State Airport (NPT)7 nm (13 km) south-east
- Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)7 nm (14 km) north
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