# NTSB Accident MIA98FA040
> **Commander 114B** · 1997-11-30 · CROSS CITY, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98FA040
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09215
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-30
- **Location:** CROSS CITY, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.630739, -83.119209
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Commander
- **Model:** 114B
- **Registration:** N302RS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

VFR flight by the noninstrument-rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft, due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with the terrain (tree, ground & water).  Related factors were: the adverse weather condition (low clouds/ceiling), and the pilot's lack of instrument experience.

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