# NTSB Accident CHI98LA183
> **Luscombe 8E** · 1998-05-30 · MONTAGUE, MI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA183
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10034
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-30
- **Location:** MONTAGUE, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.460575, -86.389808
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Luscombe
- **Model:** 8E
- **Registration:** N1968K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice and the loss of engine power.  Factors to the accident were the carburetor icing conditions and the trees.

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