# NTSB Accident MIA96FA089
> **Cessna 172D** · 1996-03-02 · HAWTHORNE, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA96FA089
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05444
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-03-02
- **Location:** HAWTHORNE, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.590526, -82.079559
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172D
- **Registration:** N2456U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during an instrument approach.

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