# NTSB Accident ERA21LA080
> **SOCATA TB10** · 2020-12-17 · Pembroke Pines, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21LA080
- **Event ID:** 20201218102429
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-12-17
- **Location:** Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 25.99468, -80.25662
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SOCATA
- **Model:** TB10
- **Registration:** N5547Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in environmental conditions favorable for serious carburetor ice during a prolonged wait with the engine at a low power setting before takeoff, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to recognize degraded engine performance during the extended takeoff roll and abort the takeoff.

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