# NTSB Accident WPR24FA057
> **CESSNA 172G** · 2023-12-17 · Independence, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR24FA057
- **Event ID:** 20231217193533
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-12-17
- **Location:** Independence, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.86416, -123.2009
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172G
- **Registration:** N3992L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in collision with an obstacle while landing.

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