# NTSB Accident CHI00FA171
> **Cessna 210J** · 2000-06-25 · SUMNER, IA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00FA171
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21167
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-25
- **Location:** SUMNER, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.840019, -92.090515
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 210J
- **Registration:** N3396S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with the terrain after flight into adverse weather.  Contributing factors were the thunderstorms and lack of instrument certification by the pilot.

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