# NTSB Accident DEN05LA013
> **Cessna 170A** · 2004-10-23 · Glenwood Spring, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN05LA013
- **Event ID:** 20041027X01699
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-10-23
- **Location:** Glenwood Spring, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.515556, -107.686668
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170A
- **Registration:** N9176A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice and the loss of engine power.  Related factors were conditions conducive for carburetor icing and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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