# NTSB Accident DEN89FA091
> **CESSNA 210D** · 1989-03-23 · EUGENE, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN89FA091
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27871
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-03-23
- **Location:** EUGENE, OR, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 210D
- **Registration:** N3823Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE TERRAIN AND WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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