# NTSB Accident ERA14FA027
> **CESSNA 172R** · 2013-10-29 · Nashville, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14FA027
- **Event ID:** 20131029X13001
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-10-29
- **Location:** Nashville, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.107498, -86.690551
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172R
- **Registration:** C-GRJH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot’s continued visual flight into night instrument flight rules conditions, which resulted in a collision with the runway during an attempted approach to land. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s mental state, his impairment due to alcohol, and his decision to operate the airplane from Canada to the United States without the owner’s permission and without proper clearances for the flight.

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