# NTSB Accident IAD96LA149
> **Cessna 172P** · 1996-09-21 · RICHWOOD, WV, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD96LA149
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06757
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-21
- **Location:** RICHWOOD, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.219852, -80.530853
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N848LF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

improper in-flight planning/decision by the flight crew, and inadequate supervision by the check pilot, which resulted in the flight crew's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from trees on rising terrain.  A factor relating to the accident was: rising/mountainous terrain.

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