# NTSB Accident FTW00FA268
> **Cessna 152** · 2000-09-25 · NAVASOTA, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW00FA268
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21967
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-09-25
- **Location:** NAVASOTA, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.380289, -96.079574
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N5357M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation.  Contributory factors were the clouds, dark night light conditions, the pilot's lack of total instrument flight time, and the pilot's self-induced pressure to complete the flight.

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