# NTSB Accident ERA15FA099
> **CESSNA 152** · 2015-01-14 · New Smyrna Beach, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15FA099
- **Event ID:** 20150113X22629
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-01-14
- **Location:** New Smyrna Beach, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.039722, -80.895278
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N757ZM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while operating under visual flight rules (VFR) in night, instrument meteorological conditions, likely due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the outcome was the radar controller's failure to follow published guidance for providing assistance to VFR pilots having difficulty flying in instrument conditions.

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