# NTSB Accident LAX03LA238
> **Piper PA-28-161** · 2003-07-20 · Lomita, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA238
- **Event ID:** 20030724X01183
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-07-20
- **Location:** Lomita, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.793334, -118.325279
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N3091M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat.  Also causal was the pilot's failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed during the aborted landing, which resulted in a stall/mush.

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