# NTSB Accident WPR19LA176
> **Cessna 172** · 2019-06-21 · Fullerton, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR19LA176
- **Event ID:** 20190620X11211
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-06-21
- **Location:** Fullerton, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.869998, -117.990837
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N64460
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to an age-degraded carburetor heat valve seal, which detached and partially blocked the carburetor air inlet. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate maintenance inspection.

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