# NTSB Accident ATL89LA103
> **CESSNA 172M** · 1989-03-11 · SANFORD, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL89LA103
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27836
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-03-11
- **Location:** SANFORD, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.470909, -79.179382
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N13188
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

CARBURETOR ICE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY USE THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL DURING DESCENT AND FLIGHT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS AT REDUCED POWER. UNDERLYING THIS IS INADEQUATE TRAINING IN THE PROPER UNDERSTANDING OF CARBURETOR ICING AND THE PROPER METHODOLOGY OF DEALING WITH THIS PHENOMENON.

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