# NTSB Accident CHI07FA290
> **Cessna 172C** · 2007-09-04 · Kelleys Island, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI07FA290
- **Event ID:** 20070910X01346
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-09-04
- **Location:** Kelleys Island, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.602779, -82.684722
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172C
- **Registration:** N1301Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation.  Contributing to the accident were the water and dark night conditions which resulted in the lack of ground references during the takeoff.

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