# NTSB Accident WPR22FA255
> **AERONCA 7BCM** · 2022-07-16 · Lake McMurray, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR22FA255
- **Event ID:** 20220717105489
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-07-16
- **Location:** Lake McMurray, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.309167, -122.25555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERONCA
- **Model:** 7BCM
- **Registration:** N2588C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of visual reference and subsequent controlled flight into terrain.

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