# NTSB Accident SEA94LA122
> **VICKERS SPITFIRE MARK XVIII** · 1994-05-19 · GREAT FALLS, MT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA94LA122
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01398
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-05-19
- **Location:** GREAT FALLS, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.530071, -111.259201
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** VICKERS
- **Model:** SPITFIRE MARK XVIII
- **Registration:** N41702
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). FACTORS INCLUDE THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION TO ATTEMPT AN IMC CLIMB IN AN AIRCRAFT NOT CERTIFIED FOR INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) OPERATION, AND HIS OVERCONFIDENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT'S IMC CAPABILITIES. OTHER FACTORS INCLUDE LOW CLOUDS ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT.

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