# NTSB Accident FTW99FA033
> **Cessna 172N** · 1998-11-24 · BACLIFF, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW99FA033
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11418
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-11-24
- **Location:** BACLIFF, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.499341, -94.990013
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N4908D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his inability to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the wire.  Contributing to the accident were the fog, low ceilings and his lack of instrument time.

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