# NTSB Accident CEN13LA088
> **CESSNA 172M** · 2012-12-03 · Rochester, MN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13LA088
- **Event ID:** 20121203X62629
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-12-03
- **Location:** Rochester, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.918888, -92.525558
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 4
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N9853Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s spatial disorientation during the instrument approach in night, instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the airplane descending below decision height and impacting terrain outside the lateral limits of the localizer. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent instrument flight experience.

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