# NTSB Accident DEN06LA024
> **Piper PA-28-235** · 2005-12-21 · Peyton, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN06LA024
- **Event ID:** 20051222X02001
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-12-21
- **Location:** Peyton, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.945556, -104.569725
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N9318W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's delay in applying carburetor heat that resulted in the partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.  A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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