# NTSB Accident WPR13CA381
> **CESSNA 172E** · 2013-08-20 · Meeteetse, WY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13CA381
- **Event ID:** 20130821X35020
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-08-20
- **Location:** Meeteetse, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.8875, -109.32611
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172E
- **Registration:** N516MA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's inadequate preflight planning and failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of situational awareness.

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