# NTSB Accident ERA10FA029
> **CESSNA 172P** · 2009-10-25 · Bennington, VT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA10FA029
- **Event ID:** 20091026X23547
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-10-25
- **Location:** Bennington, VT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.893054, -73.263885
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N55479
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a night approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s non-standard traffic pattern over higher terrain.

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