# NTSB Accident CEN18LA077
> **BRYK STEVEN L VELOCITY XL RG** · 2018-01-16 · Santa Fe, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18LA077
- **Event ID:** 20180117X23437
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-01-16
- **Location:** Santa Fe, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.543056, -105.983055
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BRYK STEVEN L
- **Model:** VELOCITY XL RG
- **Registration:** N787SB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The airplane’s inadvertent encounter with unforecasted icing conditions during cruise flight, which resulted in the accumulation of airframe icing, the airplane’s inability to maintain altitude, and a subsequent forced landing on rough terrain.

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