# NTSB Accident ATL93FA016
> **GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5** · 1992-10-27 · SNOW HILL, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL93FA016
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15805
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-10-27
- **Location:** SNOW HILL, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.44902, -77.670776
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GRUMMAN AMERICAN
- **Model:** AA-5
- **Registration:** N8869L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND THE DARK NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS.

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