# NTSB Accident SEA97LA013
> **Keith VANS RV-6A** · 1996-10-12 · HURRICANE, UT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA013
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06978
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-12
- **Location:** HURRICANE, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.040798, -113.210144
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Keith
- **Model:** VANS RV-6A
- **Registration:** N16DK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to drugs (diphenhydramine) which led to spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control.  Contributing to the accident were:  dark night lighting conditions; inoperative airport runway lights; the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation; and the pilot's lack of total experience in night flight.

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