# NTSB Accident FTW89FA090
> **CESSNA 172P** · 1989-05-03 · BURNET, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW89FA090
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28314
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-05-03
- **Location:** BURNET, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.760219, -98.220939
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N5253K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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