# NTSB Accident ATL97FA029
> **Mooney M20C** · 1996-12-28 · ROXBORO, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97FA029
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07129
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-28
- **Location:** ROXBORO, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.400875, -78.979743
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20C
- **Registration:** N7773M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane, due to spatial disorientation.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's use of an unapproved drug, low ceiling, restricted visibility (fog), and an undetermined anomaly with the vacuum system.

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