# NTSB Accident LAX03FA077
> **Cessna 172N** · 2003-01-25 · Kalaupapa, HI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03FA077
- **Event ID:** 20030130X00132
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-01-25
- **Location:** Kalaupapa, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 21.166666, -156.949996
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N911FC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC, which resulted in his in-flight collision with mountainous terrain while maneuvering.  A contributing factor was the low ceiling weather condition.

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