# NTSB Accident CEN10FA057
> **CESSNA 182P** · 2009-11-23 · Kewanee, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN10FA057
- **Event ID:** 20091124X12239
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-11-23
- **Location:** Kewanee, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.194442, -89.960281
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182P
- **Registration:** N1986M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to initiate a visual night flight without recent night flight experience and his failure to maintain altitude during departure.

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