# NTSB Accident DEN90LA082
> **PIPER PA-18-150** · 1990-03-28 · WHITEWATER, MT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN90LA082
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22708
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-03-28
- **Location:** WHITEWATER, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.780475, -107.510543
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18-150
- **Registration:** N7134K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

PILOT'S DELAYED USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT AND THE SUBSEQUENT INDUCTION ICING RELATED PARTIAL POWER LOSS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED.

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