# NTSB Accident DEN05LA058
> **Cessna 172** · 2005-02-16 · Montrose, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN05LA058
- **Event ID:** 20050228X00244
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-02-16
- **Location:** Montrose, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.266387, -108.177497
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N3985F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper in-flight planning during the descent which resulted in partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.  Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to select carburetor heat during the descent and unsuitable terrain for the forced landing.

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