# NTSB Accident ERA16FA309
> **CESSNA 172** · 2016-09-03 · Hollywood, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16FA309
- **Event ID:** 20160903X33607
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-09-03
- **Location:** Hollywood, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.046667, -80.061943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N6091E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight weather planning, which resulted in continued flight into a thunderstorm and a subsequent loss of airplane control.

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