# NTSB Accident BFO91LA009
> **CESSNA 172N** · 1990-11-03 · ELKTON, VA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO91LA009
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24571
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-11-03
- **Location:** ELKTON, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.409561, -78.609077
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N902ZZ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT WHICH RESULTED IN A REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN.

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