# NTSB Accident ERA09LA527
> **CESSNA 172** · 2009-09-19 · Lowndesville, SC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA09LA527
- **Event ID:** 20090921X83758
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-09-19
- **Location:** Lowndesville, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.159168, -82.694168
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N5845A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and improper decision to continue flight into deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation after entering instrument flight conditions.

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