# NTSB Accident ATL94FA121
> **GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5B** · 1994-06-17 · YOUNGSTOWN, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL94FA121
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01425
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-06-17
- **Location:** YOUNGSTOWN, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.359127, -85.429573
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GRUMMAN AMERICAN
- **Model:** AA-5B
- **Registration:** N74693
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

SPATIAL DISORIENTATION EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE THE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION (DARK NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS, HIGH CLOUD COVER, THUNDERSTORMS), AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF NIGHT FLYING EXPERIENCE.

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