# NTSB Accident MIA89FA252
> **CESSNA 152** · 1989-09-21 · OCHOPEE, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA89FA252
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29434
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-21
- **Location:** OCHOPEE, FL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N47009
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE OVER THE TERRAIN. RELATED FACTORS WERE:  DARK NIGHT, SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT, AND HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION (NIGHT FLYING).

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