# NTSB Accident LAX08LA206
> **Cessna 172N** · 2008-06-26 · El Cajon, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08LA206
- **Event ID:** 20080702X00973
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-06-26
- **Location:** El Cajon, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.95, -116.966667
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N6360D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice resulting from the flight instructor's failure to use the carburetor heat when simulating an engine failure.  Contributing to the accident were the carburetor icing weather condition and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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