# NTSB Accident LAX99LA259
> **Piper PA-28-180** · 1999-07-26 · HAYWARD, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99LA259
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19308
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-07-26
- **Location:** HAYWARD, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.669479, -122.079689
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-180
- **Registration:** N5539W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat to prevent the formation of carburetor ice while operating in IFR conditions which resulted in the loss of engine power.

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