Originally Posted by
POBJOY
with such a common American airframe there must be information available as to the effects of the onset of icing .
Looking at a few PA28 accidents related to icing conditions in IMC, the first 2 I came across showed signs of control problems prior to the crash.
In this case, the aircraft started circling and descending.
In this case, the aircraft werckage was vertical, with the engine buried into the ground.
So it seems to be unusual to experience icing, yet continue a straight flight path, with steady descent, and crash in a normal cruise flight attitude.