# NTSB Accident IAD96LA106
> **Cessna 170B** · 1996-07-02 · BECKLEY, WV, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD96LA106
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06253
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-02
- **Location:** BECKLEY, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.780689, -81.179954
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170B
- **Registration:** N8099A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilots decision to continue flying from VFR to IMC conditions which subsequently forced him to make a precautionary landing onto unsuitable terrain.

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