# NTSB Accident FTW92FA048
> **CESSNA 182** · 1991-12-16 · SANTA TERESA, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW92FA048
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18594
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-12-16
- **Location:** SANTA TERESA, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.839277, -106.680946
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182
- **Registration:** N5530B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT, PILOT'S APPREHENSION, PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, POOR INSTRUMENT LOCATION, VISUAL PERCEPTION AND INADEQUATE COCKPIT LIGHTING.

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