# NTSB Accident CEN18FA277
> **Cessna 152** · 2018-07-17 · Fort Rice, ND, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18FA277
- **Event ID:** 20180717X95107
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-07-17
- **Location:** Fort Rice, ND, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.528331, -100.567222
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N24515
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in conditions that were conducive to serious carburetor icing, which resulted in a loss of engine power, an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention during the low-level aerial observation flight.

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