# NTSB Accident DEN91FA130
> **CESSNA 182G** · 1991-09-16 · ELIDA, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN91FA130
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18081
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-09-16
- **Location:** ELIDA, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.939239, -103.650283
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182G
- **Registration:** N3223S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION FOR THE FLIGHT AND HIS SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  A FACTOR WAS:  HEAVY FOG AND LOW CEILING.

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