# NTSB Accident MIA02FA059
> **Cessna TR182** · 2002-02-11 · Cedar Key, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA02FA059
- **Event ID:** 20020214X00217
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-02-11
- **Location:** Cedar Key, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.1375, -83.04972
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** TR182
- **Registration:** N5136S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation resulting in the airplane descending and colliding with water.  A factor in the accident was a dark night .

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