# NTSB Accident SEA96FA175
> **Mooney M20E** · 1996-08-02 · PURDY, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96FA175
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06611
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-02
- **Location:** PURDY, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.360382, -122.599388
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20E
- **Registration:** N9360M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's continuation of VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions which led to pilot spatial disorientation and loss of control of the aircraft.  Factors were: pilot self-induced pressure, night conditions, low ceilings, and the pilot's lack of total instrument time.

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