# NTSB Accident NYC91LA016
> **CESSNA 152** · 1990-10-22 · WEST NYACK, NY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC91LA016
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24534
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-10-22
- **Location:** WEST NYACK, NY, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N36944
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING AND COLLISION WITH A FENCE. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS WEATHER CONDITIONS SUITABLE TO FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICING.

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