# NTSB Accident DEN01FA045
> **Cessna 182K** · 2001-01-25 · Elbert, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN01FA045
- **Event ID:** 20010130X00372
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-01-25
- **Location:** Elbert, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.059722, -104.63639
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182K
- **Registration:** N2898R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's continued visual flight rules (VFR) flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.  Contributing factors to the accident were the low clouds, reduced visibilities due to fog, and the dark night light condition.

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