# NTSB Accident FTW91FA042
> **CESSNA 172N** · 1991-02-18 · THORNTON, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW91FA042
- **Event ID:** 20001212X16450
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-02-18
- **Location:** THORNTON, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.670837, -96.479957
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N5112K
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER AND THE WET MICROBURST. A FACTOR WAS HIS DISREGARD FOR THE FORECAST.

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