# NTSB Accident CHI97LA172
> **Cessna 150K** · 1997-06-19 · YPSILANTI, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA172
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08085
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-19
- **Location:** YPSILANTI, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.240447, -83.620193
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150K
- **Registration:** N5738G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor ice, loss of engine power, and a forced landing.  Factors relating to this accident were: the icing (weather) condition and sign(s) in the emergency landing area.

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