# NTSB Accident MIA99FA150
> **Cessna 172** · 1999-05-05 · FONTANA, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA99FA150
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18833
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-05-05
- **Location:** FONTANA, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.419811, -83.440559
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N30DS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot continued visual flight into know weather conditions which resulted in reduced visibility, and the subsequent in-flight collision with rising terrain.  Factors in this accidents were clouds and low ceiling in the accident area.

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