# NTSB Accident FTW98LA177
> **Cessna 182E** · 1998-04-08 · LAS CRUCES, NM, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA177
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09856
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-08
- **Location:** LAS CRUCES, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.329666, -106.749687
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182E
- **Registration:** N3086Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper use of (or failure to use) carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor ice, loss of engine power, and a forced landing.  Related factors were: the carburetor icing (weather) conditions, and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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