# NTSB Accident ERA15LA363
> **CESSNA 172E** · 2015-09-19 · Gettysburg, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15LA363
- **Event ID:** 20150920X40915
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-09-19
- **Location:** Gettysburg, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.813056, -77.277221
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172E
- **Registration:** N3647S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach speed during the forced landing, which resulted in impact with trees.

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