# NTSB Accident NYC07LA005
> **Cessna 172M** · 1974-08-31 · Saltville, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC07LA005
- **Event ID:** 20061025X01555
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1974-08-31
- **Location:** Saltville, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.922222, -81.878051
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N5142R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued VFR flight into known night instrument meteorological conditions.  Factors in the accident included mountainous terrain obscured by clouds, and dark night conditions.

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