# NTSB Accident DFW07FA049
> **Cessna 172H** · 2007-01-03 · Armstrong, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW07FA049
- **Event ID:** 20070109X00022
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-01-03
- **Location:** Armstrong, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.874166, -97.729164
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172H
- **Registration:** N3940R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions resulting in a loss of control.  Contributing factors were the dark night conditions, the clouds. low ceilings, and the pilot's limited night and instrument experience.

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