# NTSB Accident IAD98FA070
> **Cessna 172N** · 1998-06-22 · OCEAN CITY, MD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD98FA070
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10330
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-22
- **Location:** OCEAN CITY, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.319831, -75.210189
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N5944E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft due to spatial disorientation.  Contributing factors wer fog, dark night conditions, lack of recent experience, inadequate preflight planning, and flight into known adverse weather.

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