# NTSB Accident CEN15FA189
> **CESSNA 152** · 2015-04-02 · Batesville, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15FA189
- **Event ID:** 20150403X02544
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-04-02
- **Location:** Batesville, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.686111, -91.770278
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N65463
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's controlled flight into terrain due to an inadvertent encounter with clouds in dark night conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly at night in marginal visual meteorological conditions without the proper training and without obtaining a weather briefing.

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