# NTSB Accident CEN12LA414
> **CESSNA 172S** · 2012-06-30 · Glenwood Springs, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12LA414
- **Event ID:** 20120703X85443
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-06-30
- **Location:** Glenwood Springs, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.605556, -107.271385
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N917SA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to fly into a mountainous area where conditions were such that the airplane was unable to climb above rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's insufficient pilot-in-command experience and inadequate training in mountain flying.

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