# NTSB Accident ANC97LA139
> **Cessna 170B** · 1997-09-01 · PAXSON, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA139
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08764
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-01
- **Location:** PAXSON, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 63.700622, -144.890167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170B
- **Registration:** N4520C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat during a takeoff in carburetor icing conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's decision to operate the airplane with known deficiencies (a disabled stall warning horn), an inadvertent stall, and the presence of carburetor icing conditions.

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