# NTSB Accident NYC98FA020
> **Cessna 172E** · 1997-10-26 · ELKTON, VA, USA · FATL
## 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..

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