# NTSB Accident LAX96LA099
> **Piper PA-28** · 1996-01-28 · OROVILLE, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA099
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05162
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-01-28
- **Location:** OROVILLE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.499702, -121.669174
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28
- **Registration:** N992PK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the failure of the pilot to use carburetor heat, which resulted in loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.  The carburetor icing (weather) condition was a related factor.

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