# NTSB Accident FTW97LA123
> **Cessna 172** · 1997-03-17 · MANCHACA, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA123
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07533
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-17
- **Location:** MANCHACA, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.129596, -97.88945
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N6320E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance.  A factor was the weather condition.

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