# NTSB Accident BFO92LA142
> **CESSNA 172N** · 1992-09-17 · HAVRE DE GRACE, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO92LA142
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15625
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-09-17
- **Location:** HAVRE DE GRACE, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.539577, -76.090858
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N7396E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT INCLUDE THE EXISTENCE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING AND THE ROUGH TERRAIN ON WHICH THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED.

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