# NTSB Accident IAD04FA031
> **Cessna 172C** · 2004-07-11 · Edinburgh, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD04FA031
- **Event ID:** 20040721X01018
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-07-11
- **Location:** Edinburgh, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.222221, -74.118614
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172C
- **Registration:** N8358X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's occluded left main coronary artery, which resulted in a massive heart attack and sudden death in flight.

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