# NTSB Accident FTW96FA075
> **Aero Commander 112** · 1995-12-24 · CARLSBAD, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96FA075
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04998
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-12-24
- **Location:** CARLSBAD, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.400718, -104.230552
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aero Commander
- **Model:** 112
- **Registration:** N1152J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation.  Factors were the pilot's lack of total actual instrument weather time and the clouds.

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