# NTSB Accident MIA98FA045
> **Cessna 172M** · 1997-12-25 · RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98FA045
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09343
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-12-25
- **Location:** RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N12172
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

Was loss of control of the airplane on initial climb after entering instrument flight conditions resulting in a turn opposite in direction from that given by ATC, and eventual collision with terrain.

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