# NTSB Accident CEN15LA407
> **ALON A2** · 2015-09-11 · Laramie, WY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15LA407
- **Event ID:** 20150914X90257
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-09-11
- **Location:** Laramie, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.26472, -105.474998
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ALON
- **Model:** A2
- **Registration:** N6359V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in cruise flight while operating in an area conducive to serious carburetor icing, which resulted in a loss of engine power and an off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue flight toward rising mountainous terrain when the airplane could not maintain altitude.

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