# NTSB Accident LAX05LA163
> **Cessna 140** · 2005-05-08 · New Cuyama, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA163
- **Event ID:** 20050513X00611
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-05-08
- **Location:** New Cuyama, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.881389, -119.89611
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 140
- **Registration:** N89671
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to properly use carburetor heat during conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in the loss of engine power.  A factor in the accident was the unsuitable landing terrain.

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