# NTSB Accident IAD98FA054
> **Beech A36** · 1998-05-12 · DAVIS, WV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD98FA054
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10100
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-05-12
- **Location:** DAVIS, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.129169, -79.460067
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N72141
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's spatial disorientation, his subsequent loss of control of the airplane, and his overload of the horizontal stabilizer during a recovery attempt.  Factors include the pilot's continued flight into icing conditions, his lack of airspeed control, and the lack of an AIRMET advisory from the weather briefer.

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