# NTSB Accident SEA97LA050
> **Cessna 180J** · 1997-01-20 · LOPEZ, WA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA050
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07364
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-20
- **Location:** LOPEZ, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.489353, -122.870582
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 180J
- **Registration:** N42376
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to initiate flight into marginal VFR conditions at night which led to inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain.  Factors contributing to the accident were a low ceiling, fog, and dark night conditions.

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