# NTSB Accident MIA98FA038
> **Cessna C-182E** · 1997-12-01 · TOWNSEND, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98FA038
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09341
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-01
- **Location:** TOWNSEND, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.670009, -83.749877
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** C-182E
- **Registration:** N9033Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain VFR flight conditions in a mountainous area resulting in inflight collision with rising terrain.

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