# NTSB Accident ATL91FAMS1
> **CESSNA 172D** · 1991-01-07 · MISSING, AO · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL91FAMS1
- **Event ID:** 20001212X16261
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-01-07
- **Location:** MISSING, AO
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172D
- **Registration:** N2165Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S CONTINUATION OF VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTURE, THE ADVERSE WEATHER AND LIGHT CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT FLYING EXPERIENCE.

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