# NTSB Accident ATL04LA183
> **Piper PA-18** · 2004-09-12 · San Juan, PR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL04LA183
- **Event ID:** 20050308X00280
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-09-12
- **Location:** San Juan, PR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 18.456666, -66.098052
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N5546Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat which resulted in carburetor ice and the subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was weather conditions favorable for carburetor ice.

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