# NTSB Accident ERA11FA258
> **CESSNA 210D** · 2011-04-23 · Altavista, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11FA258
- **Event ID:** 20110423X91404
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-04-23
- **Location:** Altavista, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.114166, -79.307777
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 210D
- **Registration:** N3963Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in actual night instrument conditions.

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