CORINTH, MS, USA
N5537U
PIPER PA-28-140
DURING A VMC CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILINGS AND RAIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE ALSO STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND WAS LOSING POWER. AT THIS POINT HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING INTO TREES. THE INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS WERE PREVELANT IN THE FLIGHT AREA.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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