SERS · CESSNA 172M · 2010-01-18 · Joshua Tree, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR10LA115
Event ID
20100119X22858
Type
Accident
Date
2010-01-18
Location
Joshua Tree, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.954166, -116.192497
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
172M
Registration
N13073
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The certified flight instructor's decision to continue visual flight into deteriorating weather, which resulted in his inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent failure to maintain clearance with terrain.