# NTSB Accident NYC91LA077
> **CESSNA 182B** · 1991-02-18 · WALLKILL, NY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC91LA077
- **Event ID:** 20001212X16506
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-02-18
- **Location:** WALLKILL, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.599334, -74.159934
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182B
- **Registration:** N2445G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

DECISION BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT TO ATTEMPT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN AIRFRAME ICING, LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH TREES.  A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO RECEIVE A PRE-FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING.

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