# NTSB Accident ERA19FA266
> **Cessna 210** · 2019-09-08 · Marathon, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19FA266
- **Event ID:** 20190908X05518
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-09-08
- **Location:** Marathon, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 24.7325, -81.069999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 210
- **Registration:** N9436X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a positive climb rate after takeoff due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in the airplane’s descent into water.

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