# NTSB Accident CEN11LA648
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44** · 2011-09-15 · Ocate, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN11LA648
- **Event ID:** 20110917X04919
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-09-15
- **Location:** Ocate, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.255554, -105.056114
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R44
- **Registration:** N828PM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice and a partial loss of engine power.

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