# NTSB Accident DEN99FA142
> **Cessna 172P** · 1999-08-03 · GRANTS, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN99FA142
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19478
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-03
- **Location:** GRANTS, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.150211, -107.829475
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N6497K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to fly the aircraft at an altitude sufficient to clear surrounding terrain.  Factors were:  The pilot's in-flight planning and decision making in proceeding into known adverse weather.  Low ceiling, rain, lack of total pilot experience, and lack of total instrument time.

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