# NTSB Accident CHI97LA179
> **Cessna A150M** · 1997-06-23 · CUMBERLAND, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA179
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08092
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-23
- **Location:** CUMBERLAND, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.730583, -86.290428
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** A150M
- **Registration:** N9842J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to use (or improper use of) carburetor heat.  Factors associated with the accident were: carburetor icing (weather) conditions, and the lack of airspeed (or altitude) to clear an obstruction (barn) without stalling the airplane.

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