# NTSB Accident ERA14LA122
> **CESSNA 172M** · 2014-02-14 · Pinson, TN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14LA122
- **Event ID:** 20140216X25111
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-02-14
- **Location:** Pinson, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.455001, -88.706947
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N194EX
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to continue flight into deteriorating weather conditions at night and his failure to divert in a timely manner, which resulted in an off-airport precautionary landing and subsequent substantial damage to the airplane.

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