# NTSB Accident CEN17FA361
> **CESSNA TR182** · 2017-09-23 · Thief River Falls, MN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN17FA361
- **Event ID:** 20170923X20932
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-09-23
- **Location:** Thief River Falls, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.064723, -96.256942
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** TR182
- **Registration:** N4777T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to depart into instrument meteorological conditions, and his subsequent loss of control due to spatial disorientation.

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