# NTSB Accident ERA19LA097
> **PIPER PA28** · 2019-02-08 · Vero Beach, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19LA097
- **Event ID:** 20190211X72201
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-02-08
- **Location:** Vero Beach, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.664167, -80.42472
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N9219J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating the airplane in weather conditions and at engine power settings conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the subsequent forced landing.

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