# NTSB Accident NYC97FA092
> **Cessna T337G** · 1997-05-16 · NORTH DANSVILLE, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97FA092
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07993
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-16
- **Location:** NORTH DANSVILLE, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.559619, -77.690109
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** T337G
- **Registration:** N1ZP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from rising/wooded terrain.  The adverse weather conditions and rising wooded terrain were related factors.

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