# NTSB Accident WPR17FA044
> **CESSNA 182** · 2016-12-30 · Dabob, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17FA044
- **Event ID:** 20161230X55950
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-12-30
- **Location:** Dabob, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.823612, -122.79
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182
- **Registration:** N52388
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to continue a night visual flight rules into instrument flight rules conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain an official weather briefing.

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