# NTSB Accident CHI97FA283
> **Cessna 177B** · 1997-09-07 · CRUMP, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97FA283
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08799
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-07
- **Location:** CRUMP, MI, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177B
- **Registration:** N34142
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Continued flight by the non-instrument rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and her failure to maintain control of the airplane, due to spatial disorientation.  Related factors were the low ceiling, and the pilot's lack of instrument flight capabilities.

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