# NTSB Accident IAD03FA005
> **Cessna 172N** · 2002-10-15 · Mount Sterling, KY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD03FA005
- **Event ID:** 20021023X05372
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-10-15
- **Location:** Mount Sterling, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.098331, -83.945274
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N6413J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to follow the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in an early descent into an antenna tower.  A factor was the low ceiling.

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