# NTSB Accident ERA23FA209
> **CESSNA 177B** · 2023-04-26 · Watkinsville, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23FA209
- **Event ID:** 20230426107153
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-04-26
- **Location:** Watkinsville, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.87739, -83.42343
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 177B
- **Registration:** N123DS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control, which resulted in an in-flight overload separation of the right wing during the uncontrolled descent.

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