# NTSB Accident CEN13FA101
> **CESSNA 501** · 2012-12-08 · Detroit Lakes, MN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13FA101
- **Event ID:** 20121214X03022
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-12-08
- **Location:** Detroit Lakes, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.820835, -96.009719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 6
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 501
- **Registration:** N212M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

A loss of airplane control due to an undetermined avionics malfunction and the pilots’ inattention, which resulted in excessive airframe forces during the unusual attitude recovery. The reason for the avionics malfunction could not be determined because postaccident testing did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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