# NTSB Accident DEN04FA104
> **Cessna 172I** · 2004-07-11 · Paris, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN04FA104
- **Event ID:** 20040714X00975
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-07-11
- **Location:** Paris, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.2975, -93.690002
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172I
- **Registration:** N46174
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, his attempted flight into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from the trees resulting in the airplane's collision with the trees and subsequent impact with the ground.  Factors contributing to the accident were the fog, the low altitude, the pilot's inability to see objects and the terrain, and the trees.

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