# NTSB Accident ATL94FA023
> **CESSNA 172** · 1993-11-26 · GADSDEN, AL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL94FA023
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13679
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-11-26
- **Location:** GADSDEN, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.960395, -85.920234
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N7702U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION AND HIS CONTINUED VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE FOG, LOW CEILING, AND HILLY TERRAIN.

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