# NTSB Accident LAX98LA114
> **Socata TBM 700** · 1998-03-14 · TRUCKEE, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA114
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09714
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-14
- **Location:** TRUCKEE, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 4
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Socata
- **Model:** TBM 700
- **Registration:** N345RD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft due to spatial disorientation.  A factor was the dark night.

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