# NTSB Accident ATL90LA012
> **CESSNA 172N** · 1989-10-24 · KNIGHTDALE, NC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL90LA012
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29533
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-10-24
- **Location:** KNIGHTDALE, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.790542, -78.480812
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N737QG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDE PATH TO THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE COLLIDING WITH TREES WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH TO LANDING WITH NO ELECTRICAL POWER.

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