# NTSB Accident CEN16FA073
> **CESSNA 172N** · 2016-01-04 · Wayne, NE, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN16FA073
- **Event ID:** 20160104X84134
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-01-04
- **Location:** Wayne, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.167778, -96.846107
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N5104D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NR
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's improper decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

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