# NTSB Accident CHI08LA134
> **CESSNA 150M** · 2008-05-12 · Palestine, IL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08LA134
- **Event ID:** 20080527X00731
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-05-12
- **Location:** Palestine, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.987777, -87.59111
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 150M
- **Registration:** N66381
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** —
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.  Contributing to the accident were the pilot's decision to conduct a low-power spiraling descent operation during conditions conducive to carburetor icing, and the weather that was conducive to carburetor icing.

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