# NTSB Accident CHI97TA198
> **Cessna 182R** · 1997-07-06 · PEORIA, IL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97TA198
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08350
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-06
- **Location:** PEORIA, IL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182R
- **Registration:** N661SP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat and the carburetor icing conditions which existed at the time of the accident.  Factors were the ditch and poles which the airplane contacted.

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