# NTSB Accident DEN02FA043
> **Cessna 170A** · 2002-05-17 · Casper, WY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN02FA043
- **Event ID:** 20020530X00783
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-05-17
- **Location:** Casper, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.985553, -106.748611
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170A
- **Registration:** N1211D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.  A factor contributing to this accident was the fog.

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