# NTSB Accident ERA15FA046
> **CESSNA 172** · 2014-11-08 · Hinton, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15FA046
- **Event ID:** 20141109X22459
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-11-08
- **Location:** Hinton, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.55389, -79.014999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N2152T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s decision to conduct a night training flight in mountainous terrain without conducting or allowing the student to conduct appropriate preflight planning and his lack of situational awareness of the surrounding terrain altitude, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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