# NTSB Accident DEN05LA041
> **Arctic Aircraft Company Inc S-1B2** · 2004-12-18 · Steamboat Spngs, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN05LA041
- **Event ID:** 20041222X02026
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-12-18
- **Location:** Steamboat Spngs, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.516666, -106.866668
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Arctic Aircraft Company Inc
- **Model:** S-1B2
- **Registration:** N78AT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing factors include the conditions conducive for carburetor icing, the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing, the inadequate preflight planning and decision making and the fence.

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