# NTSB Accident WPR09CA348
> **CESSNA 172M** · 2009-07-16 · Thermopolis, WY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR09CA348
- **Event ID:** 20090716X53746
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-07-16
- **Location:** Thermopolis, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.508609, -108.078056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N5461Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The instructor pilot's failure to ensure that his dual student maintained clearance from the terrain during a dark night visual flight rules descent.

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