# NTSB Accident NYC89FA206
> **CESSNA 172P** · 1989-09-02 · NORTHFIELD, NH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC89FA206
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29472
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-02
- **Location:** NORTHFIELD, NH, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N65595
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT INITIATED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE AND THE EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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