# NTSB Accident ERA10LA421
> **CESSNA 172R** · 2010-08-14 · Key West, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA10LA421
- **Event ID:** 20100815X75058
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-08-14
- **Location:** Key West, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 24.553611, -81.755554
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172R
- **Registration:** N2435X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot's spatial disorientation during night, over-water, low-ambient-light conditions, which resulted in the airplane impacting the ocean.

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