# NTSB Accident ATL91FA161
> **CESSNA 402B** · 1991-08-16 · KATHLEEN, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL91FA161
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17765
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-08-16
- **Location:** KATHLEEN, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.450584, -83.580268
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 402B
- **Registration:** N5855M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE DESCENDING AT NIGHT.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, FOG, THE PILOT'S LACK OF QUALIFICATION IN MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT, HIS OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS PERSONAL ABILITY, AND SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT.

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