# NTSB Accident NYC91LA121
> **CESSNA 172** · 1991-04-27 · MEADVILLE, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC91LA121
- **Event ID:** 20001212X16875
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-04-27
- **Location:** MEADVILLE, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.64019, -80.140701
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N739EC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN.  A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF EXPERIENCE OF THE STUDENT PILOT.

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