# NTSB Accident FTW94FA057
> **CESSNA 177RG** · 1993-12-29 · VAN HORN, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW94FA057
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13851
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-12-29
- **Location:** VAN HORN, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.039819, -104.830894
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 177RG
- **Registration:** N1527H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT EXCEEDED THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER A LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED FROM VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE THE WEATHER, THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, AND HIS FAILURE TO UPDATE HIS WEATHER BRIEFING.

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