# NTSB Accident SEA95FA079
> **CESSNA 182P** · 1995-04-14 · INDEX, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA95FA079
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03376
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-04-14
- **Location:** INDEX, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.840564, -121.42929
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182P
- **Registration:** N182AL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather, and his improper use of carburetor heat. Factors include: weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing and airframe icing, airframe ice, and mountainous/hilly terrain in the area of the forced descent.

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