# NTSB Accident FTW96FA113
> **Cessna 150** · 1996-02-10 · GALVESTON, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96FA113
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05237
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-10
- **Location:** GALVESTON, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.249811, -94.919677
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150
- **Registration:** N7973F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to sufficient altitude.  Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, foggy weather conditions, the pilot's lack of instrument experience, his lack of recent flight time, and spatial disorientation.

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