# NTSB Accident SEA03FA013
> **Cessna 172P** · 2002-11-26 · Malaga, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA03FA013
- **Event ID:** 20021204X05565
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-11-26
- **Location:** Malaga, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.288055, -120.296112
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N65564
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's attempted VFR flight into IMC resulting in the aircraft colliding with trees and up sloping terrain.  Contributing factors were clouds, trees, and  uphill terrain.  The pilot’s performance and judgment were likely impaired by the effects of diphenhydramine and possibly by the effects of doxylamine.

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