# NTSB Accident CHI00FA123
> **Cessna 177RG** · 2000-04-27 · WATERTOWN, SD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00FA123
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20770
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-04-27
- **Location:** WATERTOWN, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.909523, -97.159347
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177RG
- **Registration:** N1978Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot failed to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation.  Factors relating to the accident were the dark night, clouds, and rain.

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