# NTSB Accident DEN92FA078
> **CESSNA 337A** · 1992-08-01 · RUIDOSO, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN92FA078
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15128
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-08-01
- **Location:** RUIDOSO, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.34991, -105.680549
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 337A
- **Registration:** N337LS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT EXPERIENCING SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND THE RESULTANT EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE.  FACTORS WERE:  THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.

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