# NTSB Accident DEN07FA053
> **Cessna 182R** · 2007-01-18 · Waltman, WY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN07FA053
- **Event ID:** 20070131X00117
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-01-18
- **Location:** Waltman, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.999443, -107.416946
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182R
- **Registration:** N9937H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's continued visual flight rules (VFR) flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and failure to maintain terrain clearance resulting in controlled flight into terrain.  Contributing factors were the pilot's improper preflight and in-flight planning, snow and reduced visibility.

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