# NTSB Accident CHI06LA005
> **Cessna 172RG** · 2005-10-09 · Union City, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI06LA005
- **Event ID:** 20051017X01659
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-10-09
- **Location:** Union City, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.31361, -84.777778
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172RG
- **Registration:** N6085R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to perform a preflight weather evaluation which led to his inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his spatial disorientation.  The low ceilings and the dark night were contributing factors.

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