# NTSB Accident ATL90LA068
> **CESSNA 177A** · 1990-03-03 · CANON, GA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL90LA068
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22663
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-03-03
- **Location:** CANON, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.339473, -83.109764
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 177A
- **Registration:** N30367
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN CARBURETOR ICE.   FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND SOFT TERRAIN.

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