# NTSB Accident CHI97FA146
> **Henry BARRACUDA** · 1997-05-26 · ANTONIA, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97FA146
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07860
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-26
- **Location:** ANTONIA, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.360992, -90.369026
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Henry
- **Model:** BARRACUDA
- **Registration:** N5926
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

inadvertent flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), spatial disorientation of the pilot, which led to his loss of aircraft control, and the pilot exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane, which led to an in-flight breakup of the airplane.  Factors related to the accident were: the pilot not obtaining a weather briefing before flight, an encounter with adverse weather (low ceiling and fog), and the pilot's lack of instrument experience.

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