# NTSB Accident WPR18FA001
> **CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22** · 2017-10-01 · Klamath Falls, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR18FA001
- **Event ID:** 20171002X44715
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-10-01
- **Location:** Klamath Falls, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.253612, -122.265556
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
- **Model:** SR22
- **Registration:** N6083D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument rated pilot's decision to depart on a cross-country flight with en route weather conditions forecasted to be less than visual meteorological conditions and then to continue flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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