# NTSB Accident ATL93LA105
> **CESSNA 172D** · 1993-06-06 · RIDGELAND, SC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL93LA105
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12531
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-06-06
- **Location:** RIDGELAND, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.47953, -80.980949
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172D
- **Registration:** N50000
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT, WHICH RESULTED IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND THE SOFT TERRAIN AT THE FORCED LANDING SITE.

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