# NTSB Accident WPR18FA053
> **BROWNING GREGORY S ZODIAC 601XL** · 2017-12-21 · Thompson's Station, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR18FA053
- **Event ID:** 20171221X55208
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-12-21
- **Location:** Thompson's Station, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.819168, -87.046943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BROWNING GREGORY S
- **Model:** ZODIAC 601XL
- **Registration:** N929GB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The sport pilot's decision to depart in and continue flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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