# NTSB Accident BFO95FA001
> **CESSNA 172N** · 1994-10-09 · FANCY GAP, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO95FA001
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02382
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-10-09
- **Location:** FANCY GAP, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.660308, -80.699699
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N734NB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate inflight planning and his failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance.  Other related factors are:  fog, rain, VFR flight into IMC, inexperience and mountainous terrain.

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