# NTSB Accident WPR09FA096
> **CESSNA 205** · 2009-01-23 · Flagstaff, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR09FA096
- **Event ID:** 20090123X63004
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-01-23
- **Location:** Flagstaff, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.98611, -111.689445
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 205
- **Registration:** N8298Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of situational awareness and failure to maintain clearance from hilly terrain while flying in an area of a low cloud ceiling. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue flight due to a self-induced pressure.

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