# NTSB Accident ERA23LA328
> **CESSNA 172** · 2023-08-04 · Charlotte Amalie, CB, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23LA328
- **Event ID:** 20230808192822
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-08-04
- **Location:** Charlotte Amalie, CB, USA
- **Coordinates:** 18.3281, -65.1208
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N13384
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots’ loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was both pilots’ lack of experience in operating in actual instrument meteorological conditions.

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