# NTSB Accident ERA24LA030
> **CESSNA 172** · 2023-10-31 · Pembroke Pines, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA24LA030
- **Event ID:** 20231102193342
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-10-31
- **Location:** Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 25.977602, -80.544138
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N140FS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of airplane control and descent into terrain due to spatial disorientation during a solo night cross country flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-reported fatigue.

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