# NTSB Accident FTW03LA030
> **Cessna 172G** · 2002-11-01 · FORT STOCKTON, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW03LA030
- **Event ID:** 20021106X05439
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-11-01
- **Location:** FORT STOCKTON, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.915555, -102.916114
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172G
- **Registration:** N6072R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to conduct VFR flight into IMC and his failure to maintain terrain clearance.  Contributing factors were the dark night, clouds, fog, and the lack of suitable terrain.

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