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Aviation accident NYC98FA020
1 fatal · Cessna 172E · 1997-10-26 · ELKTON, VA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
NYC98FA020- Event ID
20001208X09094- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 1997-10-26
- Location
- ELKTON, VA, USA
- Coordinates
- 38.410671, -78.60984
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- Cessna
- Model
- 172E
- Registration
- N3097U
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's intention VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors were clouds and mountainous/hilly terrain..
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown