# NTSB Accident LAX89FA022
> **CESSNA 172N** · 1988-10-22 · PETALUMA, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89FA022
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27081
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-10-22
- **Location:** PETALUMA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.209819, -122.75988
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N9372E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

PILOT USED POOR JUDGEMENT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED V.F.R. FLIGHT DURING INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THAT HE ENCOUNTERED SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WHEN HE ENTERED INTO THE CLOUDS.

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