# NTSB Accident GAA17CA306
> **CESSNA 150** · 2017-05-21 · Zepp, VA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA306
- **Event ID:** 20170522X83848
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-05-21
- **Location:** Zepp, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.039722, -78.555831
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 150
- **Registration:** N60579
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor icing, which resulted from the student pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat and the flight instructor’s delayed response in applying carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing.

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