# NTSB Accident CHI98FA048
> **Cessna 172E** · 1997-11-25 · TOPEKA, KS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98FA048
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09140
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-25
- **Location:** TOPEKA, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.070957, -95.619895
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172E
- **Registration:** N5332T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat.  Contributing factors were carburetor icing conditions, dark night conditions, and the transmission wire.

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