# NTSB Accident LAX90FA027
> **CESSNA R182** · 1989-11-09 · SAN DIEGO, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX90FA027
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29813
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-11-09
- **Location:** SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.550159, -117.040817
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** R182
- **Registration:** N2257T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED.  FACTORS IN THE ACIDENT WERE:  DARKNESS, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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