# NTSB Accident ERA24LA135
> **CESSNA 172** · 2024-03-09 · Homestead, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA24LA135
- **Event ID:** 20240310193904
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-03-09
- **Location:** Homestead, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 25.550278, -80.558833
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N5171H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to carburetor ice as a result of the pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.

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