# NTSB Accident WPR13FA138
> **CESSNA 172M** · 2013-03-03 · Saratoga, WY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13FA138
- **Event ID:** 20130305X54320
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-03-03
- **Location:** Saratoga, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.5125, -106.570274
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N5129R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to attempt flight into approaching adverse weather, which led to his low-level flight, encounter with mountain obscuration and moderate turbulence, and his subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the severity of the pilot’s injuries was the failure of the seat restraint assembly.

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