# NTSB Accident ERA24LA164
> **PIPER PA-24-250** · 2024-03-30 · North Kingstown, RI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA24LA164
- **Event ID:** 20240405194036
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-03-30
- **Location:** North Kingstown, RI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.604, -71.3975
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-24-250
- **Registration:** N7538P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power during final approach due to the pilot’s failure to recognize that the environmental conditions were susceptible to carburetor icing and apply carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude at which the pilot recognized the loss of engine power, reducing the amount of time to troubleshoot and address the problem.

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