# NTSB Accident NYC00FA112
> **Cessna 172H** · 2000-04-14 · GROTTOES, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC00FA112
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20891
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-04-14
- **Location:** GROTTOES, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.260391, -78.820281
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172H
- **Registration:** N1404F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of control of the airplane in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.  Factors included the pilot's lack of instrument time under actual conditions, and his lack of recent instrument flight experience.

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