# NTSB Accident NYC99LA058
> **Cessna 152** · 1999-02-12 · DUANESBURG, NY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC99LA058
- **Event ID:** 20001205X00231
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-02-12
- **Location:** DUANESBURG, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.760562, -74.130783
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N89097
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The instructor pilot's improper use of carburetor heat which resulted in carburetor ice, and a loss of engine power.  A factor in the accident was the instructor pilot's failure to initiate the simulated engine failure from a point where a successful forced landing could be completed.

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