# NTSB Accident ERA20LA047
> **Cessna 172** · 2019-12-04 · Potts Camp, MS, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20LA047
- **Event ID:** 20191204X11047
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-12-04
- **Location:** Potts Camp, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.64611, -89.305274
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N2876Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor icing and a subsequent total loss of engine power.

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