# NTSB Accident NYC97FA186
> **Cessna 172** · 1997-09-24 · NORMALVILLE, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97FA186
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08909
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-24
- **Location:** NORMALVILLE, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.010337, -79.420814
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N35405
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate clearance above an unlighted ridgeline in clouds and fog at night, and his decision to not file an IFR flight plan and his VFR flight into IMC conditions.

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