# NTSB Accident LAX92FA078
> **CESSNA 182R** · 1992-01-03 · FLAGSTAFF, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX92FA078
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13995
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-01-03
- **Location:** FLAGSTAFF, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.229923, -111.720581
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182R
- **Registration:** N5485N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

THE PILOT BECAME SPATIALLY DISORIENTED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AS HE TURNED AWAY FROM GROUND LIGHTS TOWARD UNLIGHTED TERRAIN. THE CLOUDS, FOG, AND DARK NIGHT CONDITION WERE FACTORS.

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