# NTSB Accident ATL91LA027
> **BEECH 23C** · 1990-12-08 · DUNLAP, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL91LA027
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24717
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-12-08
- **Location:** DUNLAP, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.370761, -85.379501
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** 23C
- **Registration:** N5147M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE CARBURETOR HEAT PROPERLY, WHICH RESULTED IN THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE, FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND THE ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN AT THE CRASH SITE.

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