# NTSB Accident CEN19FA271
> **Cessna U206** · 2019-08-18 · Hopedale, LA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN19FA271
- **Event ID:** 20190818X33245
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-08-18
- **Location:** Hopedale, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.816944, -89.27639
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** U206
- **Registration:** N5364Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The controlled flight into terrain (CFIT), resulting from the pilot’s failure to maintain proper altitude and continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions.

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