# NTSB Accident FTW98LA118
> **Cessna 172M** · 1998-02-04 · BULVERDE, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA118
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09540
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-02-04
- **Location:** BULVERDE, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.800415, -98.729042
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N13711
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath following a total electrical failure resulting from an inoperative voltage regulator. Factors were the dark night conditions, the pilot's lack of experience in night flying, and the trees.

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