# NTSB Accident NYC04FA157
> **Lake LA-4-200** · 2004-07-05 · Wilmot, NH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC04FA157
- **Event ID:** 20040715X00978
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-07-05
- **Location:** Wilmot, NH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.368888, -71.851943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Lake
- **Model:** LA-4-200
- **Registration:** N6248V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance, which resulted in a controlled flight into terrain.  Factors in the accident were the low cloud ceiling and the pilot's lack of recent instrument time.

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