# NTSB Accident IAD97FA038
> **Cessna 150F** · 1997-01-01 · BITTINGER, MD, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97FA038
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07301
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-01
- **Location:** BITTINGER, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.690208, -79.149185
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150F
- **Registration:** N8925S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

VFR flight by the noninstrumented-rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which lead to spatial disorientation of the pilot, his loss of aircraft control, and an uncontrolled collision with the terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions, and the pilot's lack of instrument experience.

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