# NTSB Accident LAX97FA143
> **Cessna T210N** · 1997-04-03 · GRAND CANYON, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97FA143
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07734
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-03
- **Location:** GRAND CANYON, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.030899, -112.019554
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** T210N
- **Registration:** N6172C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation and his lack of proficiency in conducting instrument flight.  Contributing were the inoperative alternator, cockpit lighting, and vacuum system.

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