# NTSB Accident BFO90DID01
> **CESSNA 172RG** · 1990-08-20 · ONANCOCK, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO90DID01
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23898
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-08-20
- **Location:** ONANCOCK, VA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172RG
- **Registration:** N6599R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL BECAUSE THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC, NIGHT CONDITIONS.

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