# NTSB Accident ERA19LA162
> **Piper PA28** · 2019-04-29 · Melbourne, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19LA162
- **Event ID:** 20190429X41324
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-04-29
- **Location:** Melbourne, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.844392, -80.756156
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N3031W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, and the flight instructor’s failure to effectively use carburetor heat while operating at an idle engine power setting in conditions conducive to carburetor icing.

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