# NTSB Accident CEN09LA056
> **CESSNA 182M** · 2008-11-11 · Basalt, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN09LA056
- **Event ID:** 20081112X55249
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-11-11
- **Location:** Basalt, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.382221, -106.556945
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182M
- **Registration:** N71276
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NR
- **Weather:** —
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his loss of control of the airplane in flight.

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