# NTSB Accident CEN22FA082
> **CESSNA 172** · 2021-12-26 · Hardy, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN22FA082
- **Event ID:** 20211227104443
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-12-26
- **Location:** Hardy, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.346112, -91.542252
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N5798T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument rated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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