# NTSB Accident ERA18LA026
> **PIPER PA28** · 2017-11-18 · Bladenboro, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18LA026
- **Event ID:** 20171118X25754
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-11-18
- **Location:** Bladenboro, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.549167, -78.776664
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N8758N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the presence of an insect nest in the carburetor heat control box that prevented the pilot’s application of carburetor heat from restoring engine power.

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