# NTSB Accident ERA12LA241
> **CESSNA 172K** · 2012-03-20 · Belfast, ME, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12LA241
- **Event ID:** 20120321X23409
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-03-20
- **Location:** Belfast, ME, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.408889, -69.019721
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172K
- **Registration:** N46492
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to ensure the radio was set correctly to activate the pilot-controlled lighting, which resulted in poor positioning for a proper landing and a subsequent off-runway forced landing during an attempted go-around. Contributing to the accident was a partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.

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