# NTSB Accident MIA89FA109
> **CESSNA 172M** · 1989-03-17 · PASCAGOULA, MS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA89FA109
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27937
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-03-17
- **Location:** PASCAGOULA, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.359573, -88.540626
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N80542
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, WEATHER CONDITIONS, PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT TIME, LACK OF VISUAL CUES AT NIGHT, AND TREES AT THE CRASH SITE.

---
*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=MIA89FA109) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*