# NTSB Accident CEN09CA532
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 2009-08-16 · Washington, IA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN09CA532
- **Event ID:** 20090819X15749
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-08-16
- **Location:** Washington, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.305278, -91.655281
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N47539
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in conditions that were conducive to carburetor icing.

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