# NTSB Accident ERA20LA289
> **Cessna 150** · 2020-08-17 · Surry, ME, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20LA289
- **Event ID:** 20200818X05936
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-08-17
- **Location:** Surry, ME, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.431667, -68.480003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150
- **Registration:** N45083
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a forced ditching in water.

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