# NTSB Accident FTW02LA203
> **Cessna 172B** · 2002-07-08 · Denton, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW02LA203
- **Event ID:** 20020710X01081
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-07-08
- **Location:** Denton, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.194721, -97.198059
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172B
- **Registration:** N7550X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude.  Contributing factors were the pilot's diverted attention and the runway localizer antenna.

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