# NTSB Accident LAX02FA040
> **Cessna 172C** · 2001-12-05 · Corona, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02FA040
- **Event ID:** 20011226X02440
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-12-05
- **Location:** Corona, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.883335, -117.604164
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172C
- **Registration:** N1834Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of engine power due to the pilot's improper use of the carburetor heat controls while in weather conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing.

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