# NTSB Accident BFO90FA032
> **CESSNA 172N** · 1990-03-17 · BEDFORD, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO90FA032
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22677
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-03-17
- **Location:** BEDFORD, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.320629, -79.519515
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N76026
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE ABOVE THE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S SELF INDUCED PRESSURE, LOW CEILINGS, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND RAIN.

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