# NTSB Accident NYC99FA214
> **Cessna 172N** · 1999-08-25 · DYKE, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC99FA214
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19617
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-25
- **Location:** DYKE, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.260272, -78.570632
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N733DH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his inability to see the rapidly rising terrain.  A factor was the pilot's inaccurate evaluation of the weather.

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