# NTSB Accident ERA14LA158
> **CESSNA 172K** · 2014-03-18 · Elizabethton, TN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14LA158
- **Event ID:** 20140319X03744
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-03-18
- **Location:** Elizabethton, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.433334, -82.160003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172K
- **Registration:** N46603
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s delayed decision to maneuver around rising terrain, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to calculate the performance requirements needed to climb over mountainous terrain before the flight.

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