# NTSB Accident FTW96LA189
> **Cessna 182C** · 1996-04-27 · MALVERN, AR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96LA189
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05574
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-04-27
- **Location:** MALVERN, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.750282, -92.280723
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182C
- **Registration:** N8552T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to apply carburetor heat during the approach to land, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.  A factor relating to the accident was: the carburetor icing (weather) condition.

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