# NTSB Accident ERA17FA052
> **RYAN NAVION** · 2016-11-20 · New Gretna, NJ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17FA052
- **Event ID:** 20161120X44929
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-11-20
- **Location:** New Gretna, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.664722, -74.468055
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RYAN
- **Model:** NAVION
- **Registration:** N4976K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning and in-flight weather evaluation, which resulted in an encounter with a strong cold front and the pilot's subsequent loss of airplane control.

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