# NTSB Accident MKC89FA096
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 1989-04-23 · WELLSVILLE, KS, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MKC89FA096
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28166
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-04-23
- **Location:** WELLSVILLE, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.710327, -95.080192
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N4315J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE DESCENT FOR LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT A CRITICAL TIME IN FLIGHT, A GO-AROUND.

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