# NTSB Accident IAD98FA032
> **Cessna 172P** · 1998-03-01 · LANGLEY AFB, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD98FA032
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09687
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-01
- **Location:** LANGLEY AFB, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.080978, -76.370529
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N62082
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC conditions, and the subsequent loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation.  A factor in the accident was the low ceiling.

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