# NTSB Accident CEN13FA039
> **CESSNA 320E** · 2012-11-01 · San Marcos, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13FA039
- **Event ID:** 20121101X83946
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-11-01
- **Location:** San Marcos, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.879444, -97.883056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 320E
- **Registration:** N10PM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to takeoff in night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.

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