# NTSB Accident SEA91FA060
> **CESSNA 172N** · 1991-03-06 · BELLINGHAM, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA91FA060
- **Event ID:** 20001212X16692
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-03-06
- **Location:** BELLINGHAM, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.73001, -122.479156
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** CGIXI
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

VFR FLIGHT BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND/OR CLEARANCE FROM THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS.

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