# NTSB Accident SEA01LA035
> **Cessna 170A** · 2001-01-06 · EASTSOUND, WA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA01LA035
- **Event ID:** 20010210X00433
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-01-06
- **Location:** EASTSOUND, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.620166, -122.869552
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170A
- **Registration:** N1703D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat prior to reducing engine power to idle while operating in serious carburetor icing conditions. Factors include serious carburetor icing conditions, and trees in the area where the pilot found it necessary to attempt a forced landing.

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