# NTSB Accident NYC08LA249
> **PIPER PA-18-150** · 2008-07-15 · Surfside Beach, SC, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC08LA249
- **Event ID:** 20080808X01184
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-07-15
- **Location:** Surfside Beach, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.608612, -78.976669
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18-150
- **Registration:** N4287Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing to the accident was the obstruction of the carburetor heat flapper by a mud dauber's nest.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=NYC08LA249) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*