# NTSB Accident CHI96LA128
> **CESSNA 150L** · 1996-04-09 · SIKESTON, MO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA128
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05530
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-04-09
- **Location:** SIKESTON, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.880561, -89.580871
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 150L
- **Registration:** N6689G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's delay in applying carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor icing and subsequent loss of engine power. Factors relating to the accident were: carburetor icing (weather) conditions, and the pilot's lack of recent experience in the make and model of airplane.

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