# NTSB Accident NYC97FA048
> **Cessna 172F** · 1997-01-25 · CONRAD, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97FA048
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07346
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-25
- **Location:** CONRAD, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.649784, -76.849357
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172F
- **Registration:** N8835U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and spatial disorientation of the pilot, which led to loss of aircraft control, an uncontrolled descent, and subsequent collision with wooded terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, adverse weather conditions, the pilot's lack of instrument experience, and the wooded, mountainous/hilly terrain.

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