# NTSB Accident FTW01FA171
> **Cessna 205** · 2001-07-28 · De Queen, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW01FA171
- **Event ID:** 20010801X01573
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-07-28
- **Location:** De Queen, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.976943, -94.241386
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 205
- **Registration:** N8324Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's VFR flight into IMC, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of aircraft control.  A contributing factor to the accident was the pilot's lack of total instrument flight time.

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