# NTSB Accident CHI01FA064
> **Cessna 172K** · 2001-01-13 · Martinsville, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01FA064
- **Event ID:** 20010122X00334
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-01-13
- **Location:** Martinsville, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.488334, -86.324722
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172K
- **Registration:** N46628
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilots decision not to fly to the alternate airport, his decision to continue the flight in known adverse weather conditions, spatial disorientation by the pilot, and his failure to maintain aircraft control.  Factors were the low ceilings, the dark night, the fog, and the trees.

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