# NTSB Accident FTW95FA071
> **CESSNA 182G** · 1994-12-21 · MUSKOGEE, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW95FA071
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02713
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-12-21
- **Location:** MUSKOGEE, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.740745, -95.349052
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182G
- **Registration:** N3229S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AFTER INADVERTENTLY FLYING INTO ADVERSE WEATHER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE LOW CEILING, THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER, AND HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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