# NTSB Accident CHI03FA086
> **Cessna 172N** · 2003-03-16 · Foley, MN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03FA086
- **Event ID:** 20030320X00363
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-03-16
- **Location:** Foley, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.622776, -93.907501
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N5315D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions which led to spatial disorientation and subsequent impact with the ground.  Contributing factors was the pilot's lack of instrument rating, the pilot's disregard of the preflight briefing and his failure to follow in-flight weather advisories and a low ceiling.

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