# NTSB Accident DFW05CA093
> **Cessna 172M** · 2005-03-18 · Spring, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW05CA093
- **Event ID:** 20050405X00415
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-03-18
- **Location:** Spring, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.061666, -95.553337
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N91505
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate use of carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor ice and the loss of engine power.  A contributing factor was conditions conducive to carburetor icing.

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