# NTSB Accident ERA22FA083
> **CESSNA 182** · 2021-12-08 · Statesboro, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22FA083
- **Event ID:** 20211208104367
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-12-08
- **Location:** Statesboro, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.444496, -81.734249
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182
- **Registration:** N5776B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to initiate a visual flight rules flight into dark night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control shortly after takeoff.

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