# NTSB Accident ATL91FA084
> **CESSNA 172N** · 1991-04-20 · DUNLAP, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL91FA084
- **Event ID:** 20001212X16720
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-04-20
- **Location:** DUNLAP, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.559165, -84.949058
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N5738J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE  PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, HIS ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO IFR CONDITIONS, AND HIS SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE FOGGY, LOW CEILING CONDITIONS ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT.

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