# NTSB Accident CEN13LA211
> **BELLANCA 17-30A** · 2013-03-27 · Plainview, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13LA211
- **Event ID:** 20130328X51818
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-03-27
- **Location:** Plainview, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.189441, -101.720993
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELLANCA
- **Model:** 17-30A
- **Registration:** N96JG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's improper decision to fly in night visual meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain altitude and clearance from obstacles.

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