# NTSB Accident DEN05FA044
> **Cessna 172S** · 2004-12-28 · Roswell, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN05FA044
- **Event ID:** 20050105X00015
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-12-28
- **Location:** Roswell, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.379722, -104.757774
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N849SP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot not maintaining control of the aircraft resulting in an uncontrolled descent and collision on a highway.  Factors contributing to the accident were the dark night and the pilot experiencing spatial disorientation.

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