# NTSB Accident MIA96LA029
> **Bellanca BL-17-30A** · 1995-11-25 · KINGS BAY, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA96LA029
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04904
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-11-25
- **Location:** KINGS BAY, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.78919, -81.559234
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** BL-17-30A
- **Registration:** N28049
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of control due to pilot spatial disorientation.  Contributing to the accident was: the dark night condition and the pilot's improper decision to turn to an easterly heading with no ground reference lights available.

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