# NTSB Accident LAX97LA103
> **Cessna 172F** · 1997-02-14 · SAN PABLO BAY, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA103
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07424
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-02-14
- **Location:** SAN PABLO BAY, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.979572, -122.329559
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172F
- **Registration:** N3757F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat.

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