# NTSB Accident CEN16FA333
> **CESSNA 172N** · 2016-08-25 · Terre Haute, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN16FA333
- **Event ID:** 20160825X20130
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-08-25
- **Location:** Terre Haute, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.549446, -87.369163
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N17SK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a normal approach path to the runway, which resulted in the airplane colliding with a tree and a house during final approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.

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