# NTSB Accident MIA95FA226
> **MITSUBISHI MU-2B-35** · 1995-09-21 · SMYRNA, TN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA95FA226
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04541
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-09-21
- **Location:** SMYRNA, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.98001, -86.510231
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MITSUBISHI
- **Model:** MU-2B-35
- **Registration:** N309MA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE AFTER TAKEOFF, AND HIS INADVERTENT ENTRY IN A DESCENDING SPIRAL, WHICH HE FAILED TO CORRECT.  FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, AND THE PILOT BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN AN IFR CLEARANCE.

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