# NTSB Accident NYC91FA001
> **CESSNA 172P** · 1990-10-02 · GORHAM, NH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC91FA001
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24519
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-10-02
- **Location:** GORHAM, NH, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N98438
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE WHILE FLYING OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  DARKNESS, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AND PILOT FATIGUE.

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