# NTSB Accident CEN23FA187
> **CESSNA 172** · 2023-05-15 · Chambers, NE, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN23FA187
- **Event ID:** 20230516174543
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-05-15
- **Location:** Chambers, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.241217, -98.623517
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N2946U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions at night and  his failure to maintain adequate altitude, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

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