# NTSB Accident IAD02FA037
> **Cessna 172P** · 2002-03-16 · Ocean City, MD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD02FA037
- **Event ID:** 20020409X00476
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-03-16
- **Location:** Ocean City, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.293609, -75.100555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N96811
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's spatial disorientation, which resulted in his subsequent loss of control of the airplane.  A factor was the dark night, over water visual conditions.

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