# NTSB Accident GAA18CA503
> **Champion 8GCBC** · 2018-08-22 · Elberta, AL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA503
- **Event ID:** 20180823X90614
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-08-22
- **Location:** Elberta, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.411111, -87.578887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Champion
- **Model:** 8GCBC
- **Registration:** N88287
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat during a low-power setting approach in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.

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