# NTSB Accident CHI95LA311
> **CESSNA 175** · 1995-09-03 · STAPLES, MN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI95LA311
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04451
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-09-03
- **Location:** STAPLES, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.359676, -94.800476
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 175
- **Registration:** N9425B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's delay in the application of carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor ice, loss of engine power, and a subsequent forced landing in a swampy area.  The carburetor icing (weather) condition was a related factor.

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