# NTSB Accident CEN13FA030
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 2012-10-25 · Maryland Heights, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13FA030
- **Event ID:** 20121025X00050
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-10-25
- **Location:** Maryland Heights, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.773612, -90.492774
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N55620
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to activate the carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.

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