# NTSB Accident CHI89FA049
> **CESSNA 172RG** · 1989-02-08 · MOSINEE, WI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI89FA049
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27700
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-02-08
- **Location:** MOSINEE, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.779098, -89.680274
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172RG
- **Registration:** N6525V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT AS A RESULT OF INITIATING THE FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT, SNOW, AND LOW CEILINGS.

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