# NTSB Accident FTW98LA176
> **Cessna P206B** · 1998-04-07 · RIVERTON, WY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA176
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09855
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-07
- **Location:** RIVERTON, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.030311, -108.409576
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** P206B
- **Registration:** N4728F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

continued flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude from terrain, while manuevering to reverse direction.  Related factors were: the adverse weather conditions, mountainous terrain, and the pilot's lack of instrument experience.

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