# NTSB Accident CHI05FA103
> **Cessna 150M** · 2005-04-20 · Festus, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05FA103
- **Event ID:** 20050428X00517
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-04-20
- **Location:** Festus, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.197223, -90.384719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150M
- **Registration:** N45522
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight weather evaluation and his failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing approach.  A contributing factor to the accident was the pilot's inadvertent flight in close proximity to a severe thunderstorm associated with high velocity/gusting winds and rain.

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