# NTSB Accident ERA11FA146
> **CESSNA 172S** · 2011-02-16 · New Smyrna Beach, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11FA146
- **Event ID:** 20110216X14239
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-02-16
- **Location:** New Smyrna Beach, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.951665, -80.83361
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172S
- **Registration:** N6345L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's failure to recognize or implement adequate remedial action to counter the effects of spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the spatial disorientation experienced by one or both pilots.

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