# NTSB Accident ERA10FA091
> **CESSNA 172S** · 2009-12-08 · Kissimmee, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA10FA091
- **Event ID:** 20091208X41743
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-12-08
- **Location:** Kissimmee, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.141111, -81.415557
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N5269X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to depart under special VFR flight at night when instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the departure airport and along the route of flight and his continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of aircraft control.

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