# NTSB Accident ERA17FA073
> **CESSNA 182** · 2016-12-26 · Gatlinburg, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17FA073
- **Event ID:** 20161227X03229
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-12-26
- **Location:** Gatlinburg, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.651943, -83.458335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182
- **Registration:** N1839X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot's intentional visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's established anti-authority attitude.

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