# NTSB Accident DEN00FA053
> **Cessna 182E** · 2000-02-25 · EL PRADO, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN00FA053
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20477
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-02-25
- **Location:** EL PRADO, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.469818, -105.619224
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182E
- **Registration:** N2988Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation in that he initiated flight into known adverse weather, and continued VFR flight into IMC to the point where remedial action was not possible. Factors were the weather conditions that included snow, low ceiling, and obscuration, a dark night, and his overconfidence in his abilities.  **This case was modified on February 27, 2008.**

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